1. (

• foliation ,
• leafing

) (botany) the process of forming leaves ;

1. (

• flick ,
• flip ,
• thumb ,
• riffle ,
• leaf ,
• riff ,

) look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" ;

2. (

• leaf

) turn over pages; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript" ;

3. (

• leaf

) produce leaves, of plants ;