leaf
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After carefully mapping the pores and veins, Navlakha and Zheng found that the leaf structure naturally forms a Voronoi pattern.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
Back to the garden center we went, bringing a leaf as a specimen.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Canada's home shirt draws inspiration from the country's national symbol, the maple leaf.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
The United Arab Emirates pushed the U.N. resolution, proposed by Bahrain, to give hesitant states the fig leaf they might need to act.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Her arms and face were plaster made to resemble marble, her gown gilded in gold leaf that, upon catching the burnished sun, transformed her garment into a mantle of fire.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Vocabulary lists containing leaf
Stump Speech: Tree Terminology
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Life Science: Plants
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Photosynthesis - Middle School
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