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leaves of three, let it be

leaves of three, let it be proverb: don't touch a plant with a cluster of three leaves because it might be poison ivy or poison oak.

leaves of three, let it be: don't touch a plant with a cluster of three leaves because it might be poison ivy or poison oak
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Proverb

leaves of three, let it be

  1. Don't touch a plant with a cluster of three leaves because it might be poison ivy or poison oak.

Questions about leaves of three, let it be

What does leaves of three, let it be mean?
Leaves of three, let it be means don't touch a plant with a cluster of three leaves because it might be poison ivy or poison oak.
What part of speech is leaves of three, let it be?
Leaves of three, let it be is a proverb.

Words near leaves of three, let it be in the dictionary

  1. leaves much to be desired
  2. leaves no crumbs
  3. leaves no stone unturned
  4. leaves no trace
  5. leaves of absence
  6. leaves of three, let it be
  7. leaves off
  8. leaves on
  9. leaves on the table
  10. leaves one's mark
  11. leaves one's options open

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