oakleaf
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• adjective
Having lobed leaves or a shape resembling the leaf of an oak tree, used especially in the names of plants such as oakleaf lettuce and oakleaf hydrangea.
"The chef tossed tender oakleaf lettuce with a light lemon vinaigrette for the starter salad."
• noun
The lobed leaf of an oak tree, or an ornamental motif or military insignia shaped like one.
"The antique picture frame was carved with an intricate border of acorns and oakleaves."
A loose-leaf cultivar of garden lettuce (Lactuca sativa) having deeply lobed green or reddish leaves that resemble those of an oak tree.
"We planted two rows of red oakleaf in the raised garden bed this spring."
Any of various brush-footed butterflies of the genus Kallima, native to tropical Asia, whose folded wings closely mimic a dead dried leaf in shape, color, and venation.
"When resting on a branch with its wings closed, the orange oakleaf is nearly indistinguishable from dried foliage."
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