: having leaves
usually used in combination
palmate-leaved
a four-leaved clover

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Other native plant enemies include sow thistle; dandelions, which spread clouds of seeds once their cheerful yellow flowers dry up; tall bulky horseweed; round-leaved cheeseweed; purslane; and spurge, which blanket the ground like thick green doilies. Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2022 The problem is that it’s also sold as Viburnum japonicum, macrophyllum or large-leaved viburnum. Dallas News, 22 June 2020 Plant the blue-leaved varieties like ‘Cassa Blue’ (18 inches tall and wide), ‘King Alfred’ (2 feet tall and wide) and ‘Clarity Blue’ (2 feet tall and wide) into a perennial bed or use as a foundation plant. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2023 However, momoji-gari or koyo don’t just refer to red-leaved maple trees in practice, according to Boutique Japan, but make the catchphrases for leaf peeping activities. Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023 See all Example Sentences for leaved 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of leaved was in the 14th century

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“Leaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaved. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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leaved

adjective
ˈlēvd
: having leaves
broad-leaved
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