loose end unfinished business | work that is left incomplete |
leaf-nosed snake | any of various pale blotched snakes with a blunt snout of southwestern North America |
leafnose bat leaf-nosed bat | bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose, especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae |
leaf beetle chrysomelid | brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves, larvae infest roots and stems |
leaf miner leaf-miner | any of various small moths or dipterous flies whose larvae burrow into and feed on leaf tissue especially of the family Gracilariidae |
birch leaf miner Fenusa pusilla | small black sawfly native to Europe but established in eastern United States, larvae mine the leaves of birches causing serious defoliation |
walking leaf leaf insect | tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body, common in southern Asia and the East Indies |
leaf bug plant bug | small brightolored insect that feeds on plant juices |
four-lined plant bug four-lined leaf bug Poecilocapsus lineatus | yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back, widespread in central and eastern North America |
leaf-footed bug leaf-foot bug | large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs |
pine leaf aphid Pineus pinifoliae | a variety of adelgid |
leaf roller leafoller | moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk |
card index card catalog card catalogue | an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item |
drop-leaf | a hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket |
drop-leaf table | a table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface |
fig leaf | a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful |
gold leaf | a very thin form of gold foil |
leaf | hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door) |
leaf spring | long narrow spring consisting of several layers of metal springs bracketed together |
leaf folio | a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) |
loose sentence | a complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows |
codex leaf-book | an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll) |
catalog catalogue | a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things, he found it in the Sears catalog |
catalog catalogue | a complete list of things, usually arranged systematically, it does not pretend to be a catalog of his achievements |
library catalog library catalogue | an enumeration of all the resources of a library |
card catalog card catalogue | a library catalog in which each publication is described on a separate file card |
parts catalog parts catalogue | a list advertising parts for machinery along with prices |
seed catalog seed catalogue | a list advertising seeds and their prices |
course catalog course catalogue prospectus | a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university |
Oak Leaf Cluster | a United States military decoration consisting of bronze or silver oak leaves and acorns awarded to anyone who has won a given medal before |
maple-leaf | the emblem of Canada |
clover-leaf roll | yeastaised dinner roll made by baking three small balls of dough in each cup of a muffin pan |
mustard mustard greens leaf mustard Indian mustard | leaves eaten as cooked greens |
chard Swiss chard spinach beet leaf beet | long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves |
leaf lettuce loose-leaf lettuce | lettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a compact head |
bay leaf | dried leaf of the bay laurel |
tea tea leaf | dried leaves of the tea shrub, used to make tea, the store shelves held many different kinds of tea, they threw the tea into Boston harbor |
adulteress fornicatress hussy jade loose woman slut strumpet trollop | a woman adulterer |
loose cannon | a person who is expected to perform a particular task but who is out of control and dangerous |
single-leaf single-leaf pine single-leaf pinyon Pinus monophylla | pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems, important as a nut pine |
California single-leaf pinyon Pinus californiarum | very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle, similar to Parry's pinyon in range |
shortleaf pine short-leaf pine shortleaf yellow pine Pinus echinata | large pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of - and red-brown bark when mature |
Torrey pine Torrey's pine soledad pine grey-leaf pine sabine pine Pinus torreyana | medium-sized five-needled pine of southwestern California having long cylindrical cones |
yellow-leaf sickle pine Falcatifolium taxoides | a rain forest tree or shrub of New Caledonia having a conic crown and pale green sickle-shaped leaves, host species for the rare parasite yew |
cotyledon seed leaf | embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants |
floral leaf | a modified leaf that is part of a flower |
Chinese evergreen Japanese leaf Aglaonema modestum | erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leaves |
heartleaf heart-leaf Asarum virginicum | evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves, Virginia to South Carolina |
heartleaf heart-leaf Asarum shuttleworthii | wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves, West Virginia to Alabama |
chard Swiss chard spinach beet leaf beet chard plant Beta vulgaris cicla | beet lacking swollen root, grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks |