simple
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7.4
- adjective
- /ˈsɪmpl/
- Specialized
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simple
- In the woods, I look for patterns of leaves with a simple background, back-lit possibilities, small scenes, and large scenes.
Examples
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When we were together, our lives were shaped like our neighbors', as simple as the open leaves of the maple.
Fiction book (1999) -
When you actually shut it off, you get leaves with a with a simple continuous blade.
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In the pigeon, the lower esophagus is a simple tube connecting the crop to the stomach.
Academic text (1992) -
By some accounts, ancient Greek sailors used simple evaporation to purify seawater.
Academic text (2004) -
The maple tree has simple leaves that are not divided into smaller parts.
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Botanists often classify plants by the type of leaves they have, with simple leaves being undivided.
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In botany, a simple leaf structure refers to a leaf that exists as a single blade without any subdivisions.
Synonyms
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4.7
Property not split into parts and forming a single whole
A leaf with one whole surface and no separate parts
Having only one leaf on a plant
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
3.4
A basic tool like a lever or pulley that makes work easier by changing the force
- Specialized
1
3.7
A small sweet part of food the body uses for quick energy, like glucose or fructose
- Formal
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9.8
Full ownership of land without time limit that you can sell or leave to anyone
- Specialized
1
3.4
A number that shows a part of a whole with whole numbers on top and bottom, like 3/4
- Specialized
1
3.5
A broken bone that does not cut the skin or badly damage nearby tissue
- Specialized
1
3.4
Extra money added only to the original amount, not to any earlier added money
- Formal
Full ownership of a house or land that you can sell and leave to someone
- Specialized
A verb form that shows an action or state happened and finished in the past
- Specialized
A verb tense for actions and facts that happen often and are true now
- Specialized
A fruit that grows from one part of a flower with seeds inside, like a grape
- Specialized
A repeating back and forth movement where the pull back gets stronger the farther it moves from center
- Specialized
A brief loss of awareness when someone stares blankly for a few seconds
- Specialized
A curved line on a flat surface that makes a closed loop without crossing itself, like a circle
- Specialized
A strong, unreasonable fear of a specific thing or situation, like spiders and heights
- Specialized
A verb tense that talks about regular actions, facts, and situations that are true now
- Specialized
An operation that removes a breast but leaves the chest muscles and lymph nodes still there
- Specialized
A small weight hung from a light string of fixed length that swings back and forth
How Complex
Surface Forms
Etymology
Simple in botany comes from Latin simplex, with sim- 'one' and -plex 'fold', meaning 'single'. So a simple leaf is one undivided piece, not made of smaller leaflets.