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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dead leaf

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
dead- leaf
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Asian nymphalid butterfly of species Kallima inachus.

noun

A plant's leaf which is no longer alive, especially one which has detached from the plant and has turned brown and brittle. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

dead leaves (plural)

Phrases

leaf litter

Frequently Paired Words

leaf litter

Questions

What does dead leaf mean?
An Asian nymphalid butterfly of species Kallima inachus.

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