leafy

Full of greenery

Leafy describes something covered with or having many leaves: a leafy canopy, leafy greens.

A leafy neighborhood has abundant trees and vegetation, suggesting pleasant residential areas: They moved to a leafy suburb.

The word often carries connotations of shade, greenery, and natural beauty.

greens

spinach

Edible dark green leaves

  • kaleLoose-leafed cabbage relative
  • lettuceLeafy salad vegetable
  • arugulaPeppery Mediterranean salad green

chard · collards · cabbage · watercress · romaine · endive · radicchio · sorrel · amaranth · salad

canopy

treetops

Uppermost forest branches

boughs · crown · arboreal · dappled · shelter · umbrella · overhang · awning · coverage · tree-lined

vegetation

foliage

Plant's leafy covering

ferns · herbaceous · greenery · botanical · hedge · ivy · vines · climbers · groundcover · thicket

lush

verdant

Lush with plants

dense · thriving · overgrown · profuse · jungle · rainforest · tropical · tangled · wild · untamed

suburb

tree-lined

Bordered by planted trunks

shaded · boulevard · avenue · street · peaceful · idyllic · manicured · sidewalk · picturesque · charming

deciduous

maple

Sap-yielding hardwood tree

  • oakQuercus genus member
  • elmGenus Ulmus tree
  • birchPale deciduous hardwood

aspen · sycamore · willow · poplar · beech · chestnut · ash · alder · autumn · falling

Categories
Opposites
foliage presence

leafyleafless

Having no foliage

bare · defoliated · stripped · naked · denuded

verdant abundance

leafybarren

Unable to produce

arid · desert · desolate · parched · stark

seasonal state

leafybare

Lacking any covering

dead · sere · sear · withered · dried

Phrases
Family

leaf, leaves, leaflet, leafed, leaflets, leafless, leafs, leafage, leaflike

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G