Definition of leafy Leafy

/liˈfi/ - [leefee] - leaf•y

We found 8 definitions of leafy from 4 different sources.

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What does leafy mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

leafy, leafier, leafiest

leafy - having or covered with leaves; "leafy trees"; "leafy vegetables"
  leafless having no leaves
  bifoliate having two leaves
  bowery like a bower; leafy and shady; "a bowery lane"
  curly-leafed, curly-leaved having curly leaves
  fan-leafed, fan-leaved having fan-shaped leaves
  fine-leafed, fine-leaved having fine leaves
  foliaged, foliose, foliaceous bearing numerous leaves
  foliate (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
  foliolate (often used as a combining form) having leaflets (compound leaves) or a specified kind or number of leaflets; "`foliolate' is combined with the prefix `bi' to form the word `bifoliolate'"
  grassy-leafed, grassy-leaved having leaves that resemble grass
  ivied, ivy-covered overgrown with ivy; "Harvard's ivied buildings"
  large-leafed, large-leaved having relatively large leaves
  leafed, leaved having leaves or leaves as specified; often used in combination; "a fully leafed tree"; "broad-leafed"; "four-leaved clover"
  leaf-like, leaflike resembling a leaf
  leather-leafed, leather-leaved having leathery leaves
  petal-like, petallike resembling a petal
  pinnate-leafed, pinnate-leaved having pinnate leaves
  prickly-leafed, prickly-leaved having prickly leaves
  silky-leafed, silky-leaved having glossy leaves
  silver-leafed, silver-leaved, silvery-leafed, silvery-leaved having silvery leaves
  spiny-leafed, spiny-leaved having spiny leaves
  two-leafed, two-leaved having two leaves
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • leafy (Adjective)
    Covered with leaves.
  • leafy (Adjective)
    Containing much foliage.
  • leafy (Adjective)
    In the form of leaves.
  • leafy (Adjective)
    Resembling a leaf.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • leafy (superl)
    Full of leaves; abounding in leaves; as, the leafy forest.
  • leafy (superl)
    Consisting of leaves.

Part of speech

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  • leafy, adjective.

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