leaves
Tree's seasonal shedding
Leaves is the plural of leaf—the flat green structures on plants that photosynthesize.
The leaves are changing color.
Leaves also serves as the verb for departing: She leaves tomorrow.
What remains after someone leaves are the things they leaves behind.
Two weeks of paid leave becomes two leaves of absence in the plural, though this usage is uncommon.
Light-harvesting plant pigment
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- evergreenRetains foliage year-round
greenery · vegetation · broadleaf · petiole · stomata · midrib · vein · blade
Moving downward freely
- crunchingLoud breaking sound
- rakingDragging tines across ground
- pileAccumulated mass of objects
- mulchProtective plant bedding
compost · decomposing · amber · russet · crimson · golden · scarlet · turning
Lasting very briefly
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- impermanenceQuality of not lasting
- witheringDrying and declining
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
falling · seasonal · cyclical · passing · temporary · fragile · delicate · brief
Moving toward somewhere
- exitingGoing out from
- departingIn process of leaving
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
evacuation · exodus · migration · relocation · flight · escape · retreat · embarkation
Turning over rapidly
- turningAct of rotating
- thumbingPaging with digit
- browsingCasual examination of options
- skimmingPassing lightly over
paper · book · manuscript · volume · tome · folio · sheaf · booklet
chlorophyll
Light-harvesting plant pigment
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
evergreen · greenery · vegetation · broadleaf · petiole · stomata · midrib · vein · blade · frond
falling
Moving downward freely
mulch · compost · decomposing · amber · russet · crimson · golden · scarlet · turning · colorful
ephemeral
Lasting very briefly
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- impermanenceQuality of not lasting
- witheringDrying and declining
fading · falling · seasonal · cyclical · passing · temporary · fragile · delicate · brief · mortal
going
Moving toward somewhere
- exitingGoing out from
- departingIn process of leaving
- withdrawalAct of taking away
abandonment · evacuation · exodus · migration · relocation · flight · escape · retreat · embarkation · check-out
flipping
Turning over rapidly
skimming · paper · book · manuscript · volume · tome · folio · sheaf · booklet · pamphlet
pinnate
Having paired lateral parts
compound · simple · alternate · opposite · whorled · margin · apex · venation · lamina · stipule
residue
Matter left behind
- remnantsWhat stays after most goes
- leftoversUneaten food kept afterward
- tracesSlight remaining amounts
deposits · sediment · aftermath · dregs · scraps · remainder · surplus · excess · behind · imprint
leavesarrives
Reaches a destination
comes · approaches · enters · returns · appears
- leave me aloneDemand for solitude
- leave aloneRefrain from disturbing
- leave outFail to include
- leave behindDepart without taking
- leave homeDepart from one's residence
- take it or leave itNon-negotiable final offer
leave, leaving, leave out, leave behind, leavings, leave off, leaver, leaved, leave home