Is there a name for the stains left on sidewalks by fallen leaves?
January 24, 2007 3:22 PM Subscribe
Is there a name for the stains left on sidewalks by fallen leaves? (I'm looking for something more specific than "leaf stain," any language is fine.)
The stains aren't chlorophyll, they are tannins.
OP, are you looking for a technical term, a literary term, etc?
posted by Good Brain at 3:43 PM on January 24, 2007
OP, are you looking for a technical term, a literary term, etc?
posted by Good Brain at 3:43 PM on January 24, 2007
Best answer: I know this isn't super helpful, but the scientists seem to call them leaf stains as well.
posted by jessamyn at 4:02 PM on January 24, 2007
posted by jessamyn at 4:02 PM on January 24, 2007
Ghost leaves.
Leaf stains on sidewalks are just memories: tannin shadows that remain after the love affair dissolves.
posted by steef at 4:33 PM on January 24, 2007 [2 favorites]
Leaf stains on sidewalks are just memories: tannin shadows that remain after the love affair dissolves.
posted by steef at 4:33 PM on January 24, 2007 [2 favorites]
Leaftovers?
posted by krippledkonscious at 5:25 PM on January 24, 2007 [2 favorites]
posted by krippledkonscious at 5:25 PM on January 24, 2007 [2 favorites]
Leaf prints.
posted by Iron Rat at 8:28 PM on January 24, 2007 [2 favorites]
posted by Iron Rat at 8:28 PM on January 24, 2007 [2 favorites]
Foliagraph? (Who am I kidding, "leaftover" is the best snigglet ever.) Unfortunately, it's probably nothing sexier than imprint, though I wouldn't be surprised if a specific word did show up. And if it does, the Germans probably coined it first. They have a word for everything.
posted by Terminal Verbosity at 8:34 PM on January 24, 2007
posted by Terminal Verbosity at 8:34 PM on January 24, 2007
the Germans probably coined it first. They have a word for everything.
must be something in here...
blattgeist it ain't, that's phyllomedusa (leaf-ghost), a frog; nor is it blattleiche.
blattschatten?
posted by progosk at 4:08 AM on January 25, 2007
must be something in here...
blattgeist it ain't, that's phyllomedusa (leaf-ghost), a frog; nor is it blattleiche.
blattschatten?
posted by progosk at 4:08 AM on January 25, 2007
I think I've called them leaf shadows before.
But my vote is for krippledkonscious' Leaftovers.
posted by Sprout the Vulgarian at 10:52 AM on January 25, 2007
But my vote is for krippledkonscious' Leaftovers.
posted by Sprout the Vulgarian at 10:52 AM on January 25, 2007
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posted by alms at 3:24 PM on January 24, 2007