"leafmeal" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: From leaf + -meal. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|leaf|meal}} leaf + -meal Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} leafmeal (not comparable)
  1. (poetic or obsolete) One leaf at a time; leaf by leaf. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete, poetic
    Sense id: en-leafmeal-en-adv-l1-zAjVB Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -meal
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From leaf + meal, modelled after leafmould. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|leaf|meal}} leaf + meal, {{m|en|leaf mold|leafmould}} leafmould Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} leafmeal (uncountable)
  1. A feed or meal, particularly for animals, consisting chiefly of decayed vegetable matter, especially leaves. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-leafmeal-en-noun-t2OAMMpY
  2. Fallen or decaying leaves; leaf litter Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Animal foods
    Sense id: en-leafmeal-en-noun-moL8qTS2 Disambiguation of Animal foods: 11 33 56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 23 64 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 28 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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