noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ new , young
▪ autumn , fall ( AmE )
▪ dead , dry , fallen , falling , rotting
▪
The ground was thick with dead leaves.
▪ broad ( esp. technical ), heart-shaped , oval
▪
broad-leaf plants
▪ green , yellow , etc.
▪ glossy , hairy , leathery , shiny , variegated
▪ bay , lettuce , maple , oak , tea , etc.
▪
Stop trying to read tea leaves ( = predict the future ).
VERB + LEAF
▪ have
▪
This plant has beautifully variegated leaves.
▪ come into ( esp. BrE ), grow , produce , sprout
▪
It was spring and the trees were coming into ~.
▪
In the spring the plant began to put out new leaves.
▪ shed
▪
Deciduous trees shed their leaves annually.
▪ pick , pluck
▪
He picked a ~ from the basil plant and started to chew it.
▪ rake
▪
The boys helped by raking the leaves in the yard.
LEAF + VERB
▪ appear , emerge
▪
Spring arrived and the first green leaves began to appear.
▪ grow
▪ turn , yellow
▪
The summer was over and the leaves were beginning to turn.
▪ drop , fall
▪ blow
▪
dry leaves blowing in the wind
▪ rustle
▪
The leaves rustled in the light breeze.
LEAF + NOUN
▪ litter , mould/mold
▪
the ~ litter on the forest floor
PHRASES
▪ in full ~
▪
The corn was already ripening and the trees in full ~.