brown leaf
Dead tree fragment
A brown leaf is a leaf that has dried out and changed color, typically from green to brown, as part of seasonal change, drought, or death.
The phrase appears in descriptions of autumn landscapes or neglected plants: Brown leaves carpeted the sidewalk.
Brown leaf can also name specific plant diseases that cause browning.
- autumnPost-summer cooling period
- fall foliageSeasonal leaf coloration
- abscissionPlant part separation
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- senescenceGradual functional decline with age
changing seasons · dry · carotenoids · rough · impermanence · letting go · crisp · frost · decomposition · rot · compost heap · earthy smell · fallen · chlorophyll · melancholy · drought · nostalgia · lignin
life cycle state
brown leafgreen leaf
Unripe plant appendage
new leaf · spring leaf · new growth · sprout · bud
brown, leaf, browns, browned, browning, brownish, brownness, leaves, leafy