Leafless
- Leafless Leaf"less, a.
Having no leaves or foliage; bearing no foliage. ``Leafless
groves.'' --Cowper. -- {Leaf"less*ness}, n.
[1913 Webster]
{Leafless plants}, plants having no foliage, though leaves may be present in the form of scales and bracts. See {Leaf}, n., 1 and 2. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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leafless — 1580s, from LEAF (Cf. leaf) (n.) + LESS (Cf. less) … Etymology dictionary
leafless — [[t]li͟ːfləs[/t]] ADJ If a tree or plant is leafless, it has no leaves. A beautiful fig tree that had stood in their yard was leafless and barren. Syn: bare … English dictionary
leafless — adjective Of plants or trees, without leaves. In winter the leafless trees look cold … Wiktionary
leafless — adj. Leafless is used with these nouns: ↑tree … Collocations dictionary
leafless — leaf|less [ˈli:fləs] adj a leafless tree or bush has no leaves on it … Dictionary of contemporary English
leafless — leaf ► NOUN (pl. leaves) 1) a flattened, typically green, structure of a plant, that is attached to a stem and is the chief site of photosynthesis and transpiration. 2) the state of having leaves: the trees were in leaf. 3) a single thickness of… … English terms dictionary
leafless — adjective see leaf I … New Collegiate Dictionary
leafless — leaf·less || lɪËflɪs adj. without leaves, lacking leaves, bare … English contemporary dictionary
leafless — leaf·less … English syllables
leafless — /ˈlifləs/ (say leefluhs) adjective without leaves. –leaflessness, noun … Australian English dictionary
