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- DictionaryLeaf·y/ˈlēfē/
adjective
- 1. having many leaves or much foliage: "a remote, leafy glade"
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1. a. : furnished with or abounding in leaves. leafy woodlands. b. : having broad-bladed leaves. mosses, grasses, and leafy plants. c. : consisting chiefly of leaves. leafy vegetables. 2. : resembling a leaf. specifically : laminate. Synonyms. green. grown. lush. luxuriant. overgrown. verdant.
Leafy means having many leaves or being green and pleasant. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with synonyms, antonyms, and examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
(of a plant) having many of the flat, usually green parts that are joined at one end to the stem or branch: You should include plenty of green leafy vegetables in your diet. (Definition of leafy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of leafy. leafy.
having, abounding in, or covered with leaves or foliage: the leafy woods. having broad leaves or consisting mainly of leaves: leafy vegetables. leaflike; foliaceous. leafy. / ˈliːfɪ / adjective. covered with or having leaves. resembling a leaf or leaves. Discover More. Derived Forms. ˈleafiness, noun. Discover More. Other Words From.
May 13, 2016 · Learn the meaning and usage of the adjective 'leafy', which describes something covered with or having leaves, or resembling a leaf or leaves. See examples, synonyms, word frequency and origin of 'leafy'.
(approving) (of a place) having a lot of trees and plants and therefore considered an attractive place to live. leafy suburbs. Topics Buildings c2. made by a lot of leaves or trees. We sat in the leafy shade of an oak tree. See leafy in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: leafy.
1. Covered with or having leaves. 2. Consisting of leaves: Spinach is a leafy green vegetable. 3. Similar to or resembling a leaf: a leafy bryozoan. 4. Having abundant vegetation, especially deciduous trees: a leafy suburb. leaf′i·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
