Leaflet

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Leaflet \Leaf"let\, n.
     1. A little leaf.
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     2. (Bot.) One of the divisions of a compound leaf; a foliole.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     3. (Zool.) A leaflike organ or part; as, a leaflet of the
        gills of fishes.
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     4. A printed sheet of paper, of one page, or one sheet folded
        over, containing an advertisement, tract, or other notice,
        and usually distributed for free or included in the
        package with a purchased item.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  leaflet
       n 1: a thin triangular flap of a heart valve [syn: {cusp}]
       2: part of a compound leaf
       3: a small book usually having a paper cover [syn: {booklet}, {brochure},
           {folder}, {pamphlet}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  41 Moby Thesaurus words for "leaflet":
     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