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leaved

adj.
C2 Proficiency UK //lˈiːvd// leaved Archaic

adj. having leaves, or having a certain kind of leaf. It is often used with another word to describe what a plant's leaves look like.

adj. possessing leaves, or characterized by a specific type of foliage. Often appears in compound forms to specify the number, shape, or color of a plant's leaves.


SIMPLE

The silver-leaved tree looks beautiful in the moonlight.

CONTEXTUAL

The gardener preferred broad-leaved plants because they provided more shade for the delicate flowers underneath.

COMPLEX

In the dense undergrowth, the thick-leaved vines competed for every available patch of sunlight that filtered through the forest canopy.

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Etymology 1

From Middle English leuued, levyd, equivalent to leaf + -ed.

Etymology 2

Equivalent to leave + -ed.

Usage

Commonly used in hyphenated compounds such as 'broad-leaved', 'thick-leaved', or 'many-leaved'.

Pitfall

The tree leaved in spring.The tree leafed in spring.When used as a verb meaning to produce leaves, the past tense is 'leafed', not 'leaved'.

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