- Leaf (through) - Mix (cards) - A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across
the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when
auriferous earth is washed; also, one of the cleats, grooves, or steps
in such a trough. Also called ripple.
- Literally, leaf green; a green granular matter formed
in the cells of the leaves (and other parts exposed to light) of
plants, to which they owe their green color, and through which all
ordinary assimilation of plant food takes place. Similar chlorophyll
granules have been found in the tissues of the lower animals.