Leaf (disambiguation)

Leaf (disambiguation)

Leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis.

Leaf may also refer to:

* Leaf (books), a single sheet, the left-hand page of which is the verso, and right-hand page is the recto

In science:
*Leaf node, part of a tree data structure in Computer Science
*Leaf object, an object represented by an end node in a Tree structure
*LEAF Project, a collection of Linux distributions dedicated to routing
*The Leaf (AI) Project, a group robot development program involved with artificial intelligence
*A foliation of a manifold is a decomposition of the manifold into a union of submanifolds called "leaves"
*A vertex (graph theory) of degree 1 in a graph-theoretic tree, called a "leaf"

Organisations:
*Leaf Medium Format Photography, part of Kodak
*Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF), a biannual music and dance festival in Black Mountain, NC
*Leaf (company), a Japanese visual novel company
*Leaf Candy Company, a former American producer of candy and trading cards
*Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF), a Canadian women's legal advocacy group
*Leaf Books, a small Wales-based publisher
*The Leaf Label, a record label

People:
*Brady Leaf (b. 1984), American football player
*Caroline Leaf (b. 1946), American filmmaker
*Dr. Caroline Leaf (b. 1963), South African brain and learning specialist
*Daniel P. Leaf, Lieutenant General in the U.S. Air Force
*Henry Leaf (1862-1931), 1908 Olympic silver medalist in rackets
*Jonathan Leaf, playwright and journalist
*Richard Leaf (b. 1967), British actor
*Robert Leaf (1936-2005), American composer
*Ryan Leaf (b. 1976), a former American football player
*Shaun Leaf (b. 1984), English rugby league player
*Walter Leaf (1852-1927), English banker, Classical scholar, and commentator on the "Iliad" and "Odyssey"
*Pine Leaf, female chief of the Crow tribe

Fictional characters:
*Leaf, a supporting character in The Keys to the Kingdom book series

Bands:
*Leaves (Icelandic band), a five-piece alternative rock band who formed in 2001
*The Leaves, a 60s American garage band
*Leaf (Dutch band), an acoustic pop band formed in 2005

Other:
*Metal leaf, a thin metal foil such as gold leaf
*Leaf spring, a common type of vehicle suspension
*Leaf River, the name of several rivers in North America


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