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leaf·y

 (lē′fē)
adj. leaf·i·er, leaf·i·est
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.
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leafy

(ˈliːfɪ)
adj, leafier or leafiest
1. (Botany) covered with or having leaves
2. (Botany) resembling a leaf or leaves
ˈleafiness n
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leaf•y

(ˈli fi)

adj. leaf•i•er, leaf•i•est.
1. abounding in foliage.
2. having broad leaves or consisting mainly of leaves: leafy vegetables.
3. leaflike; foliaceous.
leaf′i•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.leafy - having or covered with leaves; "leafy trees"; "leafy vegetables"
leafless - having no leaves
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leafy

adjective green, leaved, leafed, shaded, shady, summery, verdant, bosky (literary), springlike, in foliage His home was surrounded by tall leafy trees.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
كَثير الأوراق
listnatý
bladrig
leveles
laufskrÿddur
listnatý
yapraklı

leafy

[ˈliːfɪ] ADJ (leafier (compar) (leafiest (superl))) → frondoso, con muchas hojas
the leafy suburbs of the city → los barrios residenciales de la ciudad
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

leafy

[ˈliːfi] adj
[suburb, district] → arboré(e); [lane, street] → arboré(e)
[tree, branch] → feuillu(e)
[vegetable] → à feuilles
green leafy vegetables → légumes mpl à feuilles vertes
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

leafy

adj branch, tree → grün, belaubt; bower, lane → grün
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

leafy

[ˈliːfɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (suburb) → ricco/a di verde; (branch) → ricco/a di foglie
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

leaf

(liːf) – plural leaves (liːvz) – noun
1. a part of a plant growing from the side of a stem, usually green, flat and thin, but of various shapes depending on the plant. Many trees lose their leaves in autumn.
2. something thin like a leaf, especially the page of a book. Several leaves had been torn out of the book.
3. an extra part of a table, either attached to one side with a hinge or added to the centre when the two ends are apart.
ˈleaflet (-lit) noun
a small, printed sheet containing information etc.
ˈleafy adjective
having many leaves. a leafy plant.
turn over a new leaf
to begin a new and better way of behaving, working etc.
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