dead leaves
Fallen, brown foliage
Dead leaves are leaves that have fallen from trees or plants after dying, typically in autumn.
They're dry, brittle, and often brown or faded in color.
The phrase evokes decay and the passage of time: Dead leaves crunched underfoot.
Figuratively, dead leaves can suggest things that are finished or no longer vital: clearing away the dead leaves of old policies.
- autumnPost-summer cooling period
- fallDescend under gravity
- autumn colorsSeasonal leaf pigmentation
- crunchCrushing, grinding noise
- decayGradual organic breakdown
mulch · compost · rake · pile · brown · crisp · brittle · rustling · scattered · windblown · blowing away · decomposing · humus · litter · moldering · earthy · damp · skeleton
- forest floorrotting wood, rotting logs, pine needles, fallen logs, mulch
- forest debristwigs, pine needles, fallen logs, rotting logs, rotting log
- plant stressheat stress, wilting, chlorosis, necrosis, frost damage
- compostablesfood scraps, food waste, kitchen scraps, yard waste, eggshells
- fire hazardswildfire, gasoline, forest fire, matches, house fire
- Soilsoil, topsoil, subsoil, dirt, loam
vitality/life state
dead leavesnew growth
Recently sprouted plant material
green growth · spring buds · fresh shoots · leaf buds · seedlings
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