Leaves Leaf Trees Plant Liːf Green Dead Beginning

• lettuce/cabbage/oak leaves
• the dead leaves of autumn/the fall
• the leaves on the trees were beginning to turn from green to orange.
• few trees are in leaf yet.

leaf

1. a flat green part of a plant, growing from a stem or branch or from the root
• SEE ALSO bay leaf
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bay-leaf
• lettuce/cabbage/oak leaves
• the dead leaves of autumn/the fall
• The leaves on the trees were beginning to turn from green to orange.
• Few trees are in leaf yet.
• The trees are just coming into leaf.

Extra Examples

• Deciduous trees shed their leaves in autumn.
• The leaves of this plant are from 1 to 1½ inches in length.
• He picked a leaf from the basil plant and started to chew it.
• In the spring the plant began to put out new leaves.
• It was spring and the trees were coming into leaf.
• Spring arrived and the first green leaves began to appear.
• Stop trying to read tea leaves.
• The boys helped by raking the leaves in the yard.
• The corn was already ripening and the trees in full leaf.
• The ground was thick with dead leaves.
• The leaves rustled in the light breeze.
• The summer was over and the leaves were beginning to turn.
• This plant has beautifully variegated leaves.
• Throw the tea leaves on the flower bed.
• broad leaf plants
• dry leaves blowing in the wind
• the leaf litter on the forest floor
2. having leaves of the type or number mentioned
• a four-leaf clover
• a broad-leaved plant
3. a sheet of paper, especially a page in a book
• SEE ALSO flyleaf
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/flyleaf
• She carefully turned the leaves of the precious volume.
4. metal, especially gold or silver, in the form of very thin sheets
• gold leaf
5. a part of a table that can be lifted up, or an extra section that can be added into the table, in order to make the table bigger
6. to copy somebody’s behaviour and do things in the same way that they do, because they are successful
7. to change your way of life to become a better, more responsible person

Word Origin

• Old English lēaf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch loof and German Laub.