How to Spell leaf
leaf
leaf - noun
- A lateral outgrowth from a plant stem that is typically a flattened expanded variably shaped greenish organ, constitutes a unit of the foliage, and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
Etymology
Middle English {it}leef{/it}, from Old English {it}lēaf{/it}; akin to Old High German {it}loub{/it} leaf