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LEAFY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: leafier    , leafiest   

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having or covered with leaves

Example:

leafy vegetables

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unifoliate (having a single leaf)

two-leafed; two-leaved (having two leaves)

spiny-leafed; spiny-leaved (having spiny leaves)

silver-leafed; silver-leaved; silvery-leafed; silvery-leaved (having silvery leaves)

silky-leafed; silky-leaved (having glossy leaves)

prickly-leafed; prickly-leaved (having prickly leaves)

pinnate-leafed; pinnate-leaved (having pinnate leaves)

petal-like; petallike (resembling a petal)

leather-leafed; leather-leaved (having leathery leaves)

leaf-like; leaflike (resembling a leaf)

leafed; leaved (having leaves or leaves as specified; often used in combination)

large-leafed; large-leaved (having relatively large leaves)

ivied; ivy-covered (overgrown with ivy)

grassy-leafed; grassy-leaved (having leaves that resemble grass)

foliolate ((often used as a combining form) having leaflets (compound leaves) or a specified kind or number of leaflets)

foliate ((often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves)

foliaceous; foliaged; foliose (bearing numerous leaves)

fine-leafed; fine-leaved (having fine leaves)

fan-leafed; fan-leaved (having fan-shaped leaves)

curly-leafed; curly-leaved (having curly leaves)

bowery (like a bower; leafy and shady)

bifoliate (having two leaves)

Antonym:

leafless (having no leaves)

Derivation:

leaf (the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants)

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 Context examples: 

A yellow, red, or orange substance found mostly in plants, including carrots, sweet potatoes, dark green leafy vegetables, and many fruits, grains, and oils.

(Carotenoid, NCI Dictionary)

It is fat-soluble (can dissolve in fats and oils) and is found in seeds, nuts, leafy green vegetables, and vegetable oils.

(Alpha-tocopherol, NCI Dictionary)

Most of the world is forested, but the energetic constraints of a leafy diet seem to prevent adaptive radiation.

(Putting the sloth in sloths: Arboreal lifestyle drives slow pace, NSF)

Nutrient deficiency can be overcome within existing household budgets by diversifying diets to include coarse cereals, pulses, and leafy vegetables, and by reducing rice intake.

(Course grains better than rice for health, environment, SciDev.Net)

Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) is found in leafy green vegetables, nuts, and some vegetable oils, such as canola, soybean, and flaxseed.

(Omega-3s linked with lower risk of fatal heart attacks, NIH)

Ascorbic acid is found in all fruits and vegetables, especially citrus fruits, strawberries, cantaloupe, green peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, leafy greens, and potatoes.

(Ascorbic acid, NCI Dictionary)

Clear as crystal, motionless as a sheet of glass, green as the edge of an iceberg, it stretched in front of us under its leafy archway, every stroke of our paddles sending a thousand ripples across its shining surface.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

So, she drew her arm through Mr. Peggotty's, and walked with him to a leafy little summer-house there was at the bottom of the garden, where she sat down on a bench, and I beside her.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Manganese is found in nuts, legumes, seeds, tea, whole grains and leafy green vegetables while selenium can be found in fish like tuna, cod, red snapper and herring and also in beef, poultry, grains and nuts.

(Micronutrients can counter lead effects in blood pressure, SciDev.Net)

Spinach has always been known as a green leafy vegetable.

(World's First True Red Spinach Variety Released, U.S. Department of Agriculture)