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The phrase "a leaf of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a single leaf from a plant or tree, often in a botanical or culinary context.
Example: "She picked a leaf of basil to add to the pasta sauce."
Alternatives: "a piece of" or "a sprig of".
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But it's not a leaf of lettuce: it's a shred.
Or a leaf of hips cabbage drizzled with a little oil for a vegetarian option.
It's a new book without a leaf of the old left in it.
To the right is an image of a leaf of Cercocarpus, or mountain mahogany.
Burrow down, and there's subtly offally rabbit parfait dressed in a leaf of jellied consommé in there, too.
She squeezed a leaf of it between her fingertips, brought the invisible smear of scent to her nostrils and inhaled.
Manuscript fragment on parchment (upper half of a leaf) of Gregory the Great, Moralia in Iob, XVIII.41-42.
An ant drinks nectar from an extrafloral nectary on a leaf of Viburnum sargentii at Cornell Plantations.
"Olivia won't eat a leaf of spinach even though she had lamb shanks at age 2," Mr. Otsuka said.
Immature semislugs can be smaller than an uncooked grain of rice easy to miss on a leaf of lettuce or kale.
A fillet of wild salmon wrapped with a leaf of prosciutto, paired with a brisk tomato-chive emulsion, struck a beautiful balance between fat and salt.
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