葉

pine needle

picture postcard

conifer; needle-leaved tree

maple (tree)

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

red leaves (of autumn); autumn colors; leaves changing color

layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors

venison

rustling of leaves; rustling of grass

Word usually written using kana alone

mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; Japanese chervil; Japanese parsley

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

three-leaved; trefoil

cherry tree in leaf; cherry tree whose blossoms have fallen, revealing the young leaves

humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch

Linguistics

pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature

preface; introduction

Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)

number of words

vocality

two flat things

blades of grass

hinoki leaf

Word usually written using kana alone

hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)

Word usually written using kana alone

small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species)

Anatomy

frontal lobe

broadleaf tree; broad-leaved tree

pulmonary lobe; lobe of the lung

germ layer; germinal epithelium

beefsteak plant; perilla

megaphylls; large leaf

banana leaf

plant having four leaves on one stalk

Botany

leaf venation; leaf nervature; leaf vein; leaf nerve

leafy vegetables; green vegetables

men's language; male language