Dictionary Definition
leaflet
Noun
1 a thin triangular flap of a heart valve [syn:
cusp]
2 part of a compound leaf
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- , /ˈliːflɪt/, /"li:flIt/
Noun
- In the context of "botany": One of the components of a compound leaf.
- In the context of "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.
- In the context of "anatomy": A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.
Translations
component of a compound leaf
- Italian: fogliolina
small plant leaf
small piece of paper with information
- Dutch: folder
- Finnish: esite, lentolehtinen
- French: dépliant
- Italian: dépliant, volantino
- Polish: ulotka
- Portuguese: folder
flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel
Derived terms
Verb
- To distribute
leaflets to.
- A sidewalk preacher gave an impassioned sermon while an assistant leafleted those who stayed to listen.
- 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 correctly formed inflections leafleted and leafleting are preferred.
Derived terms
Extensive Definition
A leaflet in botany is a part of a compound
leaf. A leaflet may
resemble an entire leaf,
but it is not borne on a stem as a leaf
is, but rather on a vein of the whole leaf . Compound leaves are
common in many plant families.
A tomato plant has leaflets on
compound leaves.
Leaflets borne on the central vein of a leaf are
referred to as pinnae; the compound leaves themselves are described
as pinnate. A plant may be further subdivided in that the pinnae
are themselves split into leaflets, or pinnules; these leaves are
now twice pinnate, or bipinnate. A few plant species even have
tripinnate leaves.
leaflet in Czech: Lístek
leaflet in German: Blättchen
leaflet in Spanish: Foliolo
leaflet in French: Foliole
leaflet in Polish: Listek
leaflet in Portuguese: Folíolo
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
advert,
advertisement,
bill, blade, booklet, bract, bracteole, bractlet, brochure, chapbook, circular, comic book, cotyledon, flag, flier, floral leaf, flyer, folder, foliole, frond, glume, handbill, involucre, involucrum, lamina, leaf, lemma, ligule, needle, pamphlet, petal, pile, pine needle, seed leaf,
sepal, spathe, spear, spire, stipula, stipule, tract