Linear

Pronunciation key ( lin′i-ẽr )

lin•e•ar

Linear leaf

adj.

[L. linearis].

1. Of lines or of a line.
2. Some thing made by using a line or lines such as linear design.
3. Possessing length only, extended in a line.
4. In botany, narrow and uniform in width, such as leaves of certain willows.

Linear leaf

References and Further Reading

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Firefly Encyclopedia of Trees, Edited by Steve Cafferty M.Sc. ©2005

Zoology Quest: Chart of Leaf Shapes