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leafy

[lee-fee] / ˈli fi /
ADJECTIVE
abundant in foliage
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But its leafy rainbow over the path means it is still protecting people - just slightly differently.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The eating pattern emphasizes green leafy vegetables; other vegetables; berries; nuts; whole grains; fish; beans; olive oil; and poultry, along with moderate wine consumption.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

For years, Richmond was known as one of London’s most charming residential enclaves—a peaceful riverside neighborhood filled with independent shops, cozy pubs, and leafy parks.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

A few steps from the hotel, a cantilevered pedestrian bridge spans Falls Park on the Reedy, a wooded ravine with cascading waterfalls and leafy footpaths.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Or a tiger, eyes blazing, peering through a leafy jungle.

From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins

When the prestigious Queen Elizabeth’s School accepted him at the age of 11, the family moved into a safer, leafier neighborhood a few miles north.

From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

Linda Deegan, who had studied coastal ecology at the Marine Biological laboratory in Woodshole, Massachusetts found that overbalance of nitrogen makes marsh plants grow taller and leafier, but with fewer, weaker roots.

From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2021

The leaves are looking leafier, the vines more prolific.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2021

The main parties are working hard to unite the voters of traditional working-class towns like Crewe and their neighbours in leafier Nantwich.

From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2019

The ground we’re running on is getting a bit steeper side to side, taking us thru leafier, lighter trees and first closer to the river and then away from it again as we run.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

In recent months, a string of similar incidents in some of Sydney's leafiest and wealthiest suburbs has baffled a nation rather attached to its bushland.

From BBC ● May 11, 2024

Maps indicate the leafiest blocks in the city, based on the latest tree census, as well as parks and playgrounds with sprinklers and water fountains.

From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2020

It doesn’t seem too long ago that an annual salary of $77,832 would be more than enough to keep a family of four happy and safe in the loveliest house in the leafiest suburb.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2018

Despite his being so associated with concrete, glass and gold, Jamaica Estates is one of the leafiest suburbs of New York, counting nearly 6,000 trees.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 10, 2016

Let us rest In this bright, sheltered nook, now blest With broad noon sunshine over all, Though here June's leafiest shadows fall.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 by Various


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