(n.) A colored, usually green, expansion growing from the side of a stem or rootstock, in which the sap for the use of the plant is elaborated under the influence of light; one of the parts of a plant which collectively constitute its foliage.
(n.) A special organ of vegetation in the form of a lateral outgrowth from the stem, whether appearing as a part of the foliage, or as a cotyledon, a scale, a bract, a spine, or a tendril.
(n.) Something which is like a leaf in being wide and thin and having a flat surface, or in being attached to a larger body by one edge or end; as : (a) A part of a book or folded sheet containing two pages upon its opposite sides. (b) A side, division, or part, that slides or is hinged, as of window shutters, folding doors, etc. (c) The movable side of a table. (d) A very thin plate; as, gold leaf. (e) A portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer. (f) One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small.
(v. i.) To shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the trees leaf in May.
Example Sentences:
(1) The dumplings could also be served pan-fried in browned butter and tossed with a bitter leaf salad and fresh sheep's cheese for a lighter, but equally delicious option.
(2) Subsequently the plant protein was partially purified from leaf extract.
(3) In autumn, leaf-heaps composted themselves on sunken patios, and were shovelled up by irritated owners of basement flats.
(4) Isolated nuclei from green leaf tissue of tomato plants infected with potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) were bound to microscope slides, fixed with formaldehyde and hybridized with biotinylated transcripts of cloned PSTVd cDNA.
(5) The nuclear membrane was highly deformed with a leaf-like profile in cross-section, possibly due to an interaction with the rod-like, condensed chromosomes.
(6) The mass of glycolic acid recovered from sunflower leaf tissue was proportional to the amount of tissue extracted.
(7) cDNA clones of potato virus X (PVXcp strain), potato virus Y (PVYo strain), potato leaf roll virus (PLRV) and potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTV) were used separately or combined for the detection of the corresponding RNAs in extracts of infected plants.
(8) Positive cDNA clones isolated from both a pea leaf and embryo lambda gt11 expression library using an antibody raised against the purified lipoamide dehydrogenase proved to be the product of a single gene.
(9) Betel leaf extract at the dose levels used in the present study did not affect the body weight gain among rats.
(10) Poison oak, ivy, and sumac dermatitis is a T-cell-mediated reaction against urushiol, the oil found in the leaf of the plants.
(11) Leaf TBC was usually third while fiber had the least TBC.
(12) Using this estimate, the pure Photosystem I emission spectrum was subtracted from the measured emission spectrum of a flashed leaf to give an emission spectrum representative of pure Photosystem II fluorescence at -196 degrees C. Emission spectra were also measured on flashed leaves which had been illuminated for several hours in continuous light.
(13) The effect of 50% methanolic extract (U-ext) from Bearberry leaf on immuno-inflammation was studied by contact dermatitis caused by picryl chloride (PC-CD) in mice.
(14) Several antisera from rabbits immunized with tobacco smoke components reacted by immunoprecipitation with tobacco smoke or leaf antigens.
(15) DNP treatment reduced ion absorption by leaf tissue.
(16) Instead, cell divisions are gradually restricted to the base of the leaf with localized sites of increased division at the preligule region.
(17) In the leaf-nosed bat, Macrotus californicus, a 4.5-month period of delayed early embryogenesis (October-March) precedes a 3.5-month period of normal embryogenesis (March-June).
(18) Plastic responses in leaf form resulting from ontogenetic or external influences are initiated very early in primordial development and are brought about by effects on the rate and direction of cell division and expansion in different regions of the primordium.
(19) Northern blot analysis of infected leaf tissue extracts revealed the presence of an oligomeric series of plus RNAs (of monomer size and greater) but minus RNAs were present only as high molecular weight species of heterogeneous size.
(20) And, hey, until Friday morning, most surveillance reform advocates were worried about the Senate ramming through the currently neutered version of the USA Freedom Act as its fig leaf of reform, before going back to business as usual and proposing bills that will give the NSA more power – not less.
Peruse
Definition:
(v. t.) To observe; to examine with care.
(v. t.) To read through; to read carefully.
Example Sentences:
(1) When I peruse a potential bargain I know I am influenced more by the extent of the reduction than whether the discounted item is something we really want.
(2) A brief perusal of the list indicates that is a very big if.
(3) Nobody is sure what dangerous chemical imbalance this would create but the Fiver is convinced we'd all be dust come October or November, the earth scorched, with only three survivors roaming o'er the barren landscape: Govan's answer to King Lear, ranting into a hole in the ground; a mute, wild-eyed pundit, staring without blinking into a hole in the ground; and a tall, irritable figure standing in front of the pair of them, screaming in the style popularised by Klaus Kinski, demanding they take a look at his goddamn trouser arrangement, which he has balanced here on the platform of his hand for easy perusal, or to hell with them, for they are no better than pigs, worthless, spineless pigs.
(4) Complementary vectors drive the reader to peruse these records.
(5) Jamie Oliver may have time to wander around perusing the streets for good deals on fresh food and finding charming little stories out of what is actually poverty rather than budget cooking for fun, but in the real world you do the best with what you have.
(6) Information about the patients, the characteristics and management of their asthma and the circumstances of the fatal episode was obtained by interviewing relatives and general practitioners and perusal of hospital records.
(7) It will then extract whatever metadata the user is looking for and store it all in a file for perusal later on.
(8) Taking a break from perusing storyboards that variously show Fellaini challenging the Saracens No8 Ernst Joubert as he leaps for a lineout and Humphrey avoiding tennis balls fired at him by Heather Watson, Garicoche adds: "Our style is going to be different.
(9) One must peruse the literature with a very critical eye, as most new agents are touted as tremendous advances on past antibiotics.
(10) The database provides a continuous online environment for data perusal and editing and is used as the informatics core for running the human gene mapping workshops.
(11) Perusal of the literature disclosed two additional similar cases.
(12) Focused, microregion anatomic perusal is applicable throughout pregnancy, provides information for physiologic inference, and can be used for prediction of pathology, detection of abnormalities, and, in most examinations, in a wellness role of confirming normality.
(13) Let me peruse something lighter, such as the Sunday papers.
(14) In his regular monthly commentary as head of the schools watchdog, Ofsted , Wilshaw writes: “Anyone regularly perusing the job vacancy pages of the education press cannot help but notice just how many of our elite public schools are busy opening up international branches across the globe, especially in the Gulf states and the far east,” he says.
(15) Perusal of the literature uncovered only a single report of a placental leiomyoma.
(16) Perusal of the literature revealed that until 1970, 13 children with malignant melanoma of the head and neck had been reported.
(17) For the manual search, the contents of 34 arbitrarily selected, gastroenterologic, hepatologic, surgical, or general journals were perused.
(18) Perusal of the literature revealed seven cases of Spitz nevus of the conjunctiva, but for some of them the histology was incompletely described.
(19) A stage has been set up to welcome medallists and fans can pick up supporter’s packs containing Russian flags and peruse memorabilia donated by famous Russian athletes.
(20) Peruse the aisles of manga, play PlayStation and online games, charge your mobile, sleep, and guzzle as much free fizzy melon soda as you like.