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LEAFLESS

Pronunciation (US):

• LEAFLESS (adjective)
The adjective LEAFLESS has 1 sense:

1. having no leaves

Familiarity information: LEAFLESS used as an adjective is very rare.

• LEAFLESS (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Having no leaves

Similar:

aphyllous (having no leaves)

defoliate; defoliated (deprived of leaves)

scapose (resembling or consisting of a scape; having a bare leafless stalk growing directly from the ground)

Antonym:

leafy (having or covered with leaves)

"Don't shut the gate after the horse has bolted."
(English proverb)
"When a man moves away from nature his heart becomes hard."
(Native American proverb, Lakota)
"A spark can start a fire that burns the entire prairie."
(Chinese proverb)
"Haste and speed are rarely good"
(Dutch proverb)

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