leafet

English

Etymology

leaf +‎ -et

Noun

leafet (plural leafets)

1. (botany, archaic) A small leaf

   Synonym: leaflet

   • January 9 1853, Henry David Thoreau, diary

     Pulling up the Johnswort on the face of the cliff, I am surprised to see the signs of unceasing growth about the roots, fresh shoots two inches long, white with red leafets, and all the radical part quite green. The leaves of the crowfoot also are quite green, and carry me forward to spring.

References

• “leafet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Lateef, fatele