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leafet

leafet noun: a small leaf.

Noun

leafet (plural leafets)

  1. (archaic) A small leaf
    • January 9 1853, Henry David Thoreau, diary
      Pulling up the Johnswort on the face of the cliff, I am surprised to see the signs of unceasing growth about the roots, fresh shoots two inches long, white with red leafets, and all the radical part quite green. The leaves of the crowfoot also are quite...
    Synonyms:
    leaflet

Synonyms of leafet

Forms of leafet

pluralleafets

Origin of leafet

From leaf + -et.

Questions about leafet

What does leafet mean?
Leafet means a small leaf.
What part of speech is leafet?
Leafet is a noun.
What is the plural of leafet?
The plural of leafet is leafets.

Words near leafet in the dictionary

  1. leafed through
  2. leafen
  3. leafer
  4. leafers
  5. leafery
  6. leafet
  7. leafets
  8. leaffall
  9. leaffalls
  10. leaffish
  11. leaffishes

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