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noun

Leaflet n.

A little leaf.

(Bot.) One of the divisions of a compound leaf; a foliole.

(Zool.) A leaflike organ or part; as, a leaflet of the gills of fishes.

A printed sheet of paper, of one page, or one sheet folded over, containing an advertisement, tract, or other notice, and usually distributed for free or included in the package with a purchased item.

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Etymology of 'Leaflet'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... other insects. Forel observing a large Ants' nest counted more than 28 insects brought in as food per minute. In some cases Ants attach themselves to particular trees, constituting a sort of bodyguard. A species of Acacia, described by Belt, bears hollow thorns, while each leaflet produces honey in a crater-formed gland at the base, as well as a small, sweet, pear-shaped body at the tip. In consequence it is inhabited by myriads of a small ant, which nests in the hollow thorns, and thus finds meat, drink, and lodging all provided for it. These ...

— The Beauties of Nature - and the Wonders of the World We Live In • Sir John Lubbock

... the hall he looked out. The mist of the night before had sought out every twig and leaflet, and had silvered it to meet the sun. The rime on the grass looked cool and tempting. Charles's head ached, and he went out for a moment and stood in the crisp still air. The rooks were cawing high up. The face of the earth had ...

— The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers • Mary Cholmondeley

... bark, some being smooth while others are as rough as the shagbark. In other respects they are essentially the same, all having seven leaflets per leaf. However, I have observed a very few pignut trees having smooth bark and five leaflets per leaf. The leaves are finer and smaller than on the seven leaflet trees. ...

— Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting - Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 • Various

... sunshine as it breaks upon the mist, As it bathes the stony mountains that the clouds have lately kissed, As it tips the dripping leaflet with a scintillating gem, Like the far-resplendent treasure in a ...

— The Minstrel - A Collection of Poems • Lennox Amott

... of Photographs in the Division of Agriculture and Forest Products. Smithsonian Institution, Information Leaflet ...

— Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology • John T. Schlebecker

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