SIMPLE LEAF

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Meaning:

A leaf that is not divided into parts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("simple leaf" is a kind of...):

foliage; leaf; leafage (the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "simple leaf"):

spatulate leaf (spatula-shaped leaf; having a broad rounded apex and narrow base)

sagittate-leaf; sagittiform leaf (a leaf shaped like an arrow head)

reniform leaf (a simple kidney-shaped leaf)

perfoliate leaf (a leaf with the base united around--and apparently pierced by--the stem)

peltate leaf (a shield-shaped leaf; as a nasturtium leaf)

orbiculate leaf (circular or nearly circular leaf)

ovate leaf (an egg-shaped leaf with the broader end at the base)

obovate leaf (an egg-shaped leaf with the narrower end at the base)

oblong leaf (a simple leaf that is rounded at each end with parallel sides)

oblanceolate leaf (a leaf having a rounded apex and tapering base)

obtuse leaf (a simple leaf having a rounded or blunt tip)

lyrate leaf (a simple leaf having curvature suggestive of a lyre)

lanceolate leaf (a leaf shaped like a lance head; tapering to a point at each end)

hastate leaf (a leaf shaped like a spearhead with flaring pointed lobes at the base)

ensiform leaf (a sword-shaped leaf; as of iris)

elliptic leaf (a simple leaf shaped like an ellipse)

deltoid leaf (a simple leaf shaped like a capital delta)

cuneate leaf (a wedge-shaped leaf having the acute angle at the base)

cordate leaf (a heart-shaped leaf)

acuminate leaf (a leaf narrowing to a slender point)

acerate leaf; needle (the leaf of a conifer)