Defn: A leaflike organ or part; as, a leaflet of the gills of fishes.
LEAF-NOSED
Leaf"-nosed`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having a leaflike membrane on the nose; — said of certain bats, esp. of the genera Phyllostoma and Rhinonycteris. See Vampire.
LEAFSTALK
Leaf"stalk`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: The stalk or petiole which supports a leaf.
LEAFY
Leaf"y, a. [Compar. Leafier; superl. Leafiest.]
1. Full of leaves; abounding in leaves; as, the leafy forest. "The leafy month of June." Coleridge.
2. Consisting of leaves. "A leafy bed." Byron.
LEAGUE League, n. Etym: [Cf. OE. legue, lieue, a measure of length, F. lieue, Pr. lega, legua, It. & LL. lega, Sp. legua, Pg. legoa, legua; all fr. LL. leuca, of Celtic origin: cf. Arm. leo, lev (perh. from French), Ir.leige (perh. from English); also Ir. & Gael. leac a flag, a broad, flat stone, W. llech, — such stones having perh. served as a sort of milestone (cf. Cromlech).]
1. A measure of length or distance, varying in different countries from about 2.4 to 4.6 English statute miles of 5.280 feet each, and used (as a land measure) chiefly on the continent of Europe, and in the Spanish parts of America. The marine league of England and the United States is equal to three marine, or geographical, miles of 6080 feet each.