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Webster 1913 Edition
Leaflet
Leaf′let
,Noun.
1.
A little leaf.
2.
(Bot.)
One of the divisions of a compound leaf; a foliole.
3.
(Zool.)
A leaflike organ or part;
as, a
. leaflet
of the gills of fishesWebster 1828 Edition
Leaflet
LE'AFLET
,Noun.
1.
A little leaf.2.
In botany, one of the divisions of a compound leaf; a foliole.Definition 2024
leaflet
leaflet
English
Noun
leaflet (plural leaflets)
- (botany) One of the components of a compound leaf.
- (botany) A small plant leaf.
- The new leaflets at the end of the branch were a lighter shade of green than the mature leaves.
- A small sheet of paper containing information, used for dissemination of said information, often an advertisement.
- A leaflet had been left under the car's windshield wiper.
- (anatomy) A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.
Synonyms
- (small leaf): leafling
- (small sheet of paper containing information): flier, flyer, folder, handbill, pamphlet
Derived terms
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Translations
component of a compound leaf
small plant leaf
small piece of paper with information
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flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel
See also
Verb
leaflet (third-person singular simple present leaflets, present participle leafleting or leafletting, simple past and past participle leafleted or leafletted)
- (transitive) To distribute leaflets to.
- A sidewalk preacher gave an impassioned sermon while an assistant leafleted those who stayed to listen.
- (intransitive) To distribute leaflets.
- During the summer, Peter earned some extra cash by leafleting for a local pizza delivery restaurant.
Usage notes
- The inflected forms leafletted and leafletting are sometimes seen, but the spellings leafleted and leafleting are preferred.