scale leaf

Questions about scale leaf

What is another word for scale leaf?

It depends which scale leaf you mean. In the sense “a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin”, the synonyms are scale. Across all 1 sense there are 1 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of scale leaf?

WordNet records no antonym for scale leaf. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for scale leaf come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of scale leaf

• Full entry for scale leafAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for scale leafWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.