fig leaf vs leaf

fig leaf and leaf both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fig leaf	Yes	No	No	No
leaf	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, leaf is a hypernym of fig leaf; that is, leaf is a word with a broader meaning than fig leaf:

Other hypernyms of fig leaf include foliage, leafage.

fig leaf (noun)	leaf (noun)
a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful	hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)
a leaf from a fig tree	a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
	the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

fig leaf (verb)	leaf (verb)
	produce leaves, of plants
	turn over pages
	look through a book or other written material