Leaf vs Milk - What's the difference?
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The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
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, title= Anything resembling the leaf of a plant.
A sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin.
A sheet of a book, magazine, etc (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf).
(in the plural) Tea leaves.
A flat section used to extend the size of a table.
A moveable panel, e.g. of a bridge or door, originally one that hinged but now also applied to other forms of movement.
(botany) A foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into.
(computing, mathematics) In a tree, a node that has no descendants.
* 2011 , John Mongan, ?Noah Kindler, ?Eric Giguère, Programming Interviews Exposed
The layer of fat supporting the kidneys of a pig, leaf fat.
One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small.
(uncountable) A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. From certain animals, especially cows, it is a common food for humans as a beverage or used to produce various dairy products such as butter, cheese, and yogurt.
# The lacteal secretion, practically free from colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy cows, and including the addition of limited amounts of vitamin A, vitamin D, and other carriers or flavoring ingredients identified as safe and suitable.
(countable, informal) An individual serving of milk.
(uncountable) A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as soy beans, coconuts, almonds, rice, oats. Also called non-dairy milk .
* c. 1430' (reprinted '''1888 ), Thomas Austin, ed., ''Two Fifteenth-century Cookery-books. Harleian ms. 279 (ab. 1430), & Harl. ms. 4016 (ab. 1450), with Extracts from Ashmole ms. 1429, Laud ms. 553, & Douce ms. 55 [Early English Text Society, Original Series; 91], London:
* 1962' (quoting '''1381 text), (Hans Kurath) & Sherman M. Kuhn, eds., ''(Middle English Dictionary) , Ann Arbor, Mich.: (University of Michigan Press), , page 1242:
The ripe, undischarged spat of an oyster.
(uncountable, slang) semen
To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).
* Shakespeare
To draw (milk) from the breasts or udder.
To express any liquid (from any creature).
(figurative) To make excessive use of (a particular point in speech or writing, etc.); to take advantage of (a situation).
* London Spectator
In lang=en terms the difference between leaf and milk
is that leaf is to produce leaves; put forth foliage while milk is to express any liquid (from any creature).As nouns the difference between leaf and milk
is that leaf is the usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants while milk is (uncountable) a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young from certain animals, especially cows, it is a common food for humans as a beverage or used to produce various dairy products such as butter, cheese, and yogurt.As verbs the difference between leaf and milk
is that leaf is to produce leaves; put forth foliage while milk is to express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).leaf
English
Noun
(leaves)William E. Conner
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- The algorithm pops the stack to obtain a new current node when there are no more children (when it reaches a leaf ).
Derived terms
* ) * almond tree leaf skeletoniser moth, ) * aluminium leaf, aluminum leaf * angle leaf * * ash-leaf * auxiliary leaf * avocado leaf * banana leaf * baroclinic leaf * bay leaf, bay-leaf * beleaf * belladona leaf * betel leaf * bible leaf () * big-leaf * bigleaf * bitter leaf, bitter-leaf, bitterleaf * ) * bloodleaf ( spp. ) * * branch-leaf * brass leaf * broad-leaf, broadleaf * bronze leaf * bumleaf * ) * cedar leaf oil * Chinese leaf * clover-leaf, cloverleaf * cold leaf * come into leaf * compound leaf * copper-leaf, copperleaf * cord-leaf * crinkle leaf * ) * curl-leaf * curry leaf, curry-leaf, curry-leaf tree * cutleaf ** ) ** ) * ) * ) * digitalis leaf * dining leaf * disleaf, disleave * double leaf, double-leaf * * drop-leaf table * Dutch leaf * ) * end leaf, end-leaf, endleaf * facsimile leaf * fall of the leaf * fanleaf * fig-leaf * fine leaf jam * five-leaf, * * five-leafed * flannel-leaf * * floral leaf * flyleaf * Florence leaf * fly-leaf * foliage leaf * foliation leaf * four-leaf * * ) * global Nagano leaf * ) * gold leaf * * * , grey-leaf pine * green leaf lettuce * (Hibiscus laevis ) * ) * heart-leaf * hollow leaf * ) * in full leaf * in leaf * interleaf * interleave * in the leaf * ivy-leaf * ) * Japanese leaf * jellyleaf * lace-leaf, laceleaf, lace-leaf plant * ) * lantern leaves * largeleaf * latticeleaf, lattice leaf plant * laurel-leaf blade, laurel-leaf point * leafage * leaf alcohol * leaf aldehyde * leaf aphid * leaf area duration * leaf-area index * leaf-arrowhead * leaf axil * leaf-base * leaf-bearing * leaf-beaten * leaf-bed * leaf beet * leaf beetle, leaf-beetle (Chrysomelidae) * leafbird (Chloropsis ) * leaf-birth * leaf blade * leaf blight * leaf blister * leaf blotch * leaf blower, leaf-blower * leaf-book * leaf-brass * leaf bridge, leaf-bridge * leaf brown * leaf bud, leaf-bud, leafbud * ) * leaf-bundle * ) * leaf cactus () * leaf-canopy * leaf cast * leafcasting * (Rutelinae) * leaf class * leaf-climber * leaf-climbing * ) * leaf crumpler, leaf-crumpler * leafcup () * leaf curl, leaf-curl * * leaf-cushion * leaf-cut * leaf cutter, leaf-cutter * leaf-cutting * leaf-cycle * ) * leaf disease * leaf-disk test * leafdom * leaf door * leaf-drift * leaf-eared * leafed * leafen * leafen gold * leafery * leafet * leaf-fall * leaf fat, leaf-fat * leaf-feeder * * leaffish ( ) * , leaf-flea * leafflower * leaf-folder * , leaf-footed bug * leaf-footed * leaf form * leaf frog, leaf-frog (Hylidae) * leaf gap, leaf-gap * leaf-gate * leaf gelatine * leaf-gilding * leaf-gold * leaf green, leaf-green * leaf hopper, leaf-hopper, leafhopper (Cicadellidae) * leaf-house * leaf-hut * leaf index * leafing * leaf initial * leaf insect, leaf-insect (Phylliidae) * leafit * * leaf lard, leaf-lard * leafless * leaflet * leaf lettuce * * leaf-like, leaflike * leaf litter * , leaf-louse * leaf-mass * leafmeal * leaf metal, leaf-metal * leaf miner, leaf-miner (Lepidoptera, Symphyta, Diptera) * * leaf mold, leaf-mold, leaf mould, leaf-mould * , leaf-monkey (Colobinae) * leaf-mosaic * ) * leaf mustard * ) * leaf-netting * leaf node * leaf-nosed * leaf notcher * leaf of heddles * leaf-opposed * * leaf peeper, leaf-peeper * leaf peeping, leaf-peeping * leaf-plant * leaf-plate, leaf-platter * leaf primordium * leaf protein * leaf-red * leaf roll, leaf-roll * leaf roller, leaf-roller * leaf-rolling * leaf-rosette * leaf rust, leaf-rust * leaf scald * leaf-scale * leaf scar, leaf-scar * leaf scorch * leaf sewer * leaf shape * leaf-shaped * leaf sheath, leaf-sheath * leaf-shedding * leaf shelter * leaf shutter * leaf-sickness * leaf sight, leaf-sight * leaf-silver * leaf site * leaf-skin * leaf smut * leaf soil, leaf-soil * leaf-spine * leaf spot, leaf-spot * leaf spring, leaf-spring * leaf stalk, leaf-stalk, leafstalk * leaf-table * leaf-tailed * leaf tea * leaf-teeth * leaf-tendril * leaf-thorn * leaf tier * leaf-tin * leaf tobacco * * leaf topology * leaf trace, leaf-trace * leaf-turner * leaf turtle * leaf tyer * leaf valve * leaf-valve * leaf vegetable * leaf warbler, leaf-warbler * ) * leaf-work * leaf-worm * leafy * leather leaf, leatherleaf * leave * leaved * leaveless * leavish * leavy * * lion's leaf * little leaf, littleleaf disease * * * * liver-leaf, liverleaf * local Nagano leaf * long-leafed pine, long-leaf pine, longleaf pine, long-leaved pine (Pinus palustris ) * loose-leaf * lotus leaf wrap * * * Malabar leaf * * maple leaf, maple-leaf * maximum leaf spanning tree * metal leaf * , Mexican flameleaf * mid-leaf * multileaf collimator * myriad-leaf * * * * needle-leaf tree * * , nettle-leaved goosefoot * northern corn-leaf blight, northern leaf blight * nose leaf, nose-leaf * Novikov closed leaf theorem * oak leaf, oakleaf * * one-leaf * orange-leaf * orbiculate leaf * oriental leaf * overleaf * painted leaf * * paint leaf * palladium leaf * palm-leaf * patch-leaf * peach leaf curl * peachleaf willow * * * , pear leaf midge * * platinum leaf * * , potato leafroll virus * preliminary leaf * primary leaf * * quarto leaf * raffle leaf * ragleaf * red leaf * red leaf lettuce * * red raspberry leaf * root leaf, root-leaf * rose-leaf * rough leaf * * * * * satin leaf, * saw-leaf herb * scale leaf * seed leaf, seed-leaf * seminal leaf * shake like a leaf * shin leaf, shin-leaf, shinleaf * short-leaf pine, shortleaf pine, shortleaf yellow pine () * silver leaf, silver-leaf * * silver leaf tree * * single-leaf, single-leaf pine, single-leaf pinyon * skeleton leaf * sleek-leaf * * spade leaf * specific leaf area * * * * * * * stem-and-leaf plot * stem leaf * stiff-leaf * strawberry leaf * strip-leaf * * Sumatra leaf * sweet leaf, sweetleaf * symplectic leaf * take a leaf out of someone's book * * tea leaf, tea-leaf, tealeaf * tendu leaf * * three-leaf * * title leaf * tooling leaf * * true leaf * trumpet-leaf * turn down a leaf * turn over a new leaf * turn over the next leaf * turn the leaf * twill of four leaves * twill of three leaves * twinleaf, twin-leaf * * two-leaf * umbrella leaf * underleaf * unit leaf rate * unleaf, unleave * velvet-leaf, velvetleaf * venous leaf * vine-leaf * walking leaf, walking-leaf (Phylliidae) * water leaf, water-leaf * waterleaf * * way of the leaf * * willow-leaf point * windowleaf *Synonyms
* leave (verb)Derived terms
* leafing * leaf throughSee also
* foliage * frond * needle * (projectlink) *References
* *milk
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (m), (m), (m), from (etyl) (m), . (Cognates) Cognate with (etyl) .Noun
- Table three ordered three milks'''.'' (Formally: ''The guests at table three ordered three glasses of '''milk . )
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- Soupes dorye. — Take gode almaunde mylke
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- 773;', '''d?r?''' adj. & n. toste wyte bred and do yt in dischis, and god Almande ' mylk .
Quotations
* 2007 September 24, Chris Horseman (interviewee), Emily Harris (reporter), “Global Dairy Demand Drives Up Prices”, Morning Edition , National Public Radio *: there's going to be that much less milk' available to cover any other uses. Which means whether it's liquid ' milk or whether it's cheese or yogurt, the price gets pulled up right across the board.Derived terms
* almond milk * breast milk * chocolate milk * coconut milk * condensed milk * cowmilk, cow milk * evaporated milk * flavored milk, flavoured milk * homogenized milk * milkaholic * milk bar * milk bottle * milk chocolate * milk fever * milk float * milkmaid * milkman * milk of magnesia * milk pan * milk powder * milk product * milkshake * milk tooth * milky * Milky Way * nut milk * oat milk * rice milk * semi-skimmed milk * skimmed milk, skim milk * soy milk * whole milkReferences
*FDA standard of identity for "milk".
Etymology 2
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)- The farmer milked his cows.
- I have given suck, and know / How tender 'tis to love the babe that milks me.
- to milk wholesome milk from healthy cows
- When the audience began laughing, the comedian milked the joke for more laughs.
- They [the lawyers] milk an unfortunate estate as regularly as a dairyman does his stock.
