covered with or having leaves resembling a leaf or leaves
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
leaf•y /ˈlifi/USA pronunciation adj., -i•er, -i•est.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Botanyfull of leaves.
leaf•y
(lē′fē),USA pronunciation adj., leaf•i•er, leaf•i•est.
leaf′i•ness, n.
- Botanyhaving, abounding in, or covered with leaves or foliage:the leafy woods.
- Botanyhaving broad leaves or consisting mainly of leaves:leafy vegetables.
- Botanyleaflike;
foliaceous.
- leaf + -y1 1545–55
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'leafy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Kafir
- arbor
- arbour
- bower
- bowery
- broccoli
- brooklime
- canopy
- coma
- corona
- foliaceous
- foliate
- foliose
- frondescence
- leavy
- liverwort
- moss
- napier grass
- protonema
- riboflavin
- salad green
- slug
- soilage
- spray
- tara vine
- verbena
- vervain
- violet
- vitamin K
- wilt
- wood cudweed