leafless
pronunciation
How to pronounce leafless in British English:
UK [ˈli:fləs]
How to pronounce leafless in American English:
US [ˈliːfləs]
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- Adjective:
- having no leaves
Word Origin
- leafless (adj.)
- 1580s, from leaf (n.) + -less.
Example
- 1. Racemes basally leafless ; sepals persistent in fruit .
- 2. Stems leafless ; style absent or cylindric .
- 3. Some plants are arrhizal and leafless .
- 4. Inflorescences axillary or at leafless node , racemes or sometimes umbels ; 1 bract subtending each flower , usually scale-like .
- 5. Staminate inflorescence racemose , axillary from leafless buds ; pistillate inflorescence racemose , terminal and axillary from mixed buds .