| Meaning | A leaf that is not divided into parts. |
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| Narrower | acerate leaf, needle | The leaf of a conifer |
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| acuminate leaf | A leaf narrowing to a slender point |
| cordate leaf | A heart-shaped leaf |
| cuneate leaf | A wedge-shaped leaf having the acute angle at the base |
| deltoid leaf | A simple leaf shaped like a capital delta |
| elliptic leaf | A simple leaf shaped like an ellipse |
| ensiform leaf | A sword-shaped leaf |
| hastate leaf | A leaf shaped like a spearhead with flaring pointed lobes at the base |
| lanceolate leaf | A leaf shaped like a lance head |
| linear leaf, elongate leaf | A long slender leaf |
| lyrate leaf | A simple leaf having curvature suggestive of a lyre |
| oblanceolate leaf | A leaf having a rounded apex and tapering base |
| oblong leaf | A simple leaf that is rounded at each end with parallel sides |
| obovate leaf | An egg-shaped leaf with the narrower end at the base |
| obtuse leaf | A simple leaf having a rounded or blunt tip |
| orbiculate leaf | Circular or nearly circular leaf |
| ovate leaf | An egg-shaped leaf with the broader end at the base |
| pandurate leaf, panduriform leaf | A fiddle-shaped leaf |
| peltate leaf | A shield-shaped leaf |
| perfoliate leaf | A leaf with the base united around--and apparently pierced by--the stem |
| reniform leaf | A simple kidney-shaped leaf |
| sagittate-leaf, sagittiform leaf | A leaf shaped like an arrow head |
| spatulate leaf | spatula-shaped leaf |
| Broader | leaf, leafage, foliage | The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants |
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| Spanish | hoja simple |
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| Catalan | fulla simple |
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