simple leaf

American  

[sim-puhl leef] / ˈsɪm pəl ˈlif /

noun

simple leaves plural

1. Botany. a leaf that is not divided into separate parts with their own attachment to the stem.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• simple leaves
  plural

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simple leaf

In a simple leaf, the blade is either completely undivided—as in the banana leaf—or it has lobes, but the separation does not reach the midrib, as in the maple leaf.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Some plants require that you cut them at their nodes, while others might require a simple leaf cutting or division of a pup from a larger plant.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2022

The leaflets of the former answer to the lobes or divisions of the latter; and the continuation of the petiole, along which the leaflets are arranged, answers to the midrib of the simple leaf.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

But when the pieces have no stalklets, and are not jointed with the main leaf-stalk, it may be considered either as a divided simple leaf, or a compound leaf, according to the circumstances.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

They evidently answer to the radiate-veined or palmately-veined simple leaf.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa