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leafling

leafling noun: a small, tiny, miniature, or immature leaf; a leaflet.

Noun

leafling (plural leaflings)

  1. A small, tiny, miniature, or immature leaf; a leaflet.
    • […] 'Twas a garnet leaf of the richest hue, A smooth, bright rose, with a shadow or two, And a silky, rose-petal feel. And all alive seemed this leafling to be, For it trembled and quivered at a touch, As if from a possible hurt it would flee.1905, Book News
    • The sun found its way between the fresh leaflings overhead, and in order to inspect the splinter more effectually I went down on my knees at Felicia's feet.1907, Thomas Cobb, The amateur emigrants

Forms of leafling

pluralleaflings

Origin of leafling

From leaf + -ling.

Questions about leafling

What does leafling mean?
Leafling means a small, tiny, miniature, or immature leaf; a leaflet.
What part of speech is leafling?
Leafling is a noun.
What is the plural of leafling?
The plural of leafling is leaflings.

Words near leafling in the dictionary

  1. leafletted
  2. leafletter
  3. leafletters
  4. leafletting
  5. leaflike
  6. leafling
  7. leaflings
  8. leaflitter
  9. leaflove
  10. leafloves
  11. leaflute

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