"leafstorm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: leafstorms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} leafstorm (plural leafstorms)
  1. Alternative spelling of leaf-storm Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: leaf-storm
    Sense id: en-leafstorm-en-noun-ri8zqSzp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for leafstorm meaning in English (2.2kB)

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          "ref": "1994, Steve Noyes, Cities of India, page 38",
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          "ref": "2003, Carter Scholz, Radiance: A Novel, page 173",
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          "ref": "2008, Richard Flanagan, The Unknown Terrorist, page 290",
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          "ref": "2010, Adam Lifshey, As Green as Paradise, page 68",
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