cleft leaf

  • 1Cleft — Cleft, a. 1. Divided; split; partly divided or split. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Incised nearly to the midrib; as, a cleft leaf. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2cleft — I. noun Etymology: Middle English clift, from Old English geclyft; akin to Old English clēofan to cleave Date: 14th century 1. a space or opening made by or as if by splitting ; fissure 2. a usually V shaped indented formation ; a hollow between… …

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  • 3cleft — cleft1 [kleft] n. [ME clift < OE * clyft < cleofan: see CLEAVE1] 1. an opening made by or as by cleaving; crack; crevice 2. a hollow between two parts cleft2 [kleft] vi. alt. pt. & pp. of CLEAVE1 …

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  • 4Leaf shape — Chart illustrating leaf morphology terms. Click the image for the details. Oddly pi …

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  • 5cleft — I [[t]klɛft[/t]] n. 1) a space or opening made by cleavage; a split 2) a division formed by cleaving 3) a hollow area or indentation: a chin with a cleft[/ex] • Etymology: 1300–50; ME clift, OE (ge)clyft split, cracked, c. OHG, ON kluft; akin to… …

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  • 6cleft — cleft1 /kleft/, n. 1. a space or opening made by cleavage; a split. 2. a division formed by cleaving. 3. a hollow area or indentation: a chin with a cleft. 4. Vet. Pathol. a crack on the bend of the pastern of a horse. [1300 50; ME clift, OE… …

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  • 7cleft — I. /klɛft / (say kleft) noun 1. a space or opening made by cleavage; a split. 2. a division formed by cleaving. 3. (in horses) a crack on the bend of the pastern. {Middle English clift, Old English geclyft split, crack, fissure} II. /klɛft / (say …

  • 8Oriental Leaf-toed Gecko — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …

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  • 9Leschenault's Leaf-toed Gecko — Taxobox | name = Leschenault s Leaf toed Gecko regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata subordo = Sauria familia = Gekkonidae genus = Hemidactylus species = H. leschenaultii binomial = Hemidactylus leschenaultii… …

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  • 10pedate leaf — noun a leaf having the radiating lobes each deeply cleft or divided • Hypernyms: ↑palmate leaf …

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