Leafy definition

lēfē
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Covered with or having leaves.
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Of, covered with, consisting of, or like a leaf or leaves.
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Consisting of leaves.

Spinach is a leafy green vegetable.

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Similar to or resembling a leaf.
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Having abundant vegetation, especially deciduous trees.

A leafy suburb.

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Having many leaves.
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Having broad leaves or consisting mainly of such leaves.

Spinach is a leafy vegetable.

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Covered with leaves.

Leafy trees.

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Containing much foliage.

A leafy avenue.

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In the form of leaves (of some material)
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Resembling a leaf.
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Other Word Forms

Adjective

Base Form:
leafy
Comparative:
leafier
Superlative:
leafiest

Origin of leafy

  • leaf +"Ž -y

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Leafy Sentence Examples

  • The leafy stem ends in spikes of small yellow flowers.

  • Green leafy vegetables also contain protein.

  • Food sources of these essential fatty acids include breast milk, flax seed, hempseed, leafy greens, chia seeds, eggs, cold water fish, seaweed, and microalgae supplements.

  • The flowers are stellate, cymose, on stems rising from the heart of the leafy rosettes.

  • The stem is bushy, with numerous and very leafy branches; the leaves are alternate, leathery in texture, elliptical, obtusely serrated, strongly veined and placed on short channelled footstalks.

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