walking leaf

noun

1. leaf insect.

2. walking fern.

Word History and Origins

Origin of walking leaf¹

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

“Any physical activity like walking leaves me exhausted for hours.”

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Any physical activity like walking leaves me exhausted for hours.”

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But the thing there which probably must have most greatly excited his curiosity was the walking leaves.

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Poison ivy is on every hand, in these tangled woods, with ferns of many varieties—chiefly maidenhair, walking leaf, and bladder.

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The bladder fern is propagated in part from its bulblets, while the walking leaf bends over to the earth and roots at the tip.

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