LEAFLESS

leafless

(adjective) having no leaves

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

leafless (not comparable)

Of plants or trees, without leaves.

Source: Wiktionary


Leaf"less, a.

Definition: Having no leaves or foliage; bearing no foliage. "Leafless groves." Cowper.

– Leaf"less*ness, n. Leafless plants, plants having no foliage, though leaves may be present in the form of scales and bracts. See Leaf, n., 1 and 2.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

16 November 2024

LEAVE

(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”


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