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Leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis.
Leaf may also refer to:
- Leaf (books), a single sheet, the left-hand page of which is the verso, and right-hand page is the recto
In science:
- Leaf node, part of a tree data structure in Computer Science
- Leaf object, an object represented by an end node in a Tree structure
- LEAF Project, a collection of Linux distributions dedicated to routing
- The Leaf (AI) Project, a group robot development program involved with artificial intelligence
- A foliation of a manifold is a decomposition of the manifold into a union of submanifolds called leaves
- A vertex (graph theory) of degree 1 in a graph-theoretic tree, called a leaf
Organisations:
- Leaf Medium Format Photography, part of Kodak
- Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF), a biannual music and dance festival in Black Mountain, NC
- Leaf (company), a Japanese visual novel company
- Leaf Candy Company, a former American producer of candy and trading cards
- Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF), a Canadian women's legal advocacy group
- Leaf Books, a small Wales-based publisher
- The Leaf Label, a record label
People:
- Brady Leaf (b. 1984), American football player
- Caroline Leaf (b. 1946), American filmmaker
- Dr. Caroline Leaf (b. 1963), South African brain and learning specialist
- Daniel P. Leaf, Lieutenant General in the U.S. Air Force
- Henry Leaf (1862-1931), 1908 Olympic silver medalist in rackets
- Jonathan Leaf, playwright and journalist
- Richard Leaf (b. 1967), British actor
- Robert Leaf (1936-2005), American composer
- Ryan Leaf (b. 1976), a former American football player
- Shaun Leaf (b. 1984), English rugby league player
- Walter Leaf (1852-1927), English banker, Classical scholar, and commentator on the Iliad and Odyssey
- Pine Leaf, female chief of the Crow tribe
Fictional characters:
- Leaf, a supporting character in The Keys to the Kingdom book series
Bands:
- Leaves (Icelandic band), a five-piece alternative rock band who formed in 2001
- The Leaves, a 60s American garage band
- Leaf (Dutch band), an acoustic pop band formed in 2005
Other:
- Metal leaf, a thin metal foil such as gold leaf
- Leaf spring, a common type of vehicle suspension
- Leaf River, the name of several rivers in North America
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