Meanings
verbleaf out (third-person singular simple present leafs out, present participle leafing out, simple past and past participle leafed out)
present singular third person leafs out · participle present leafing out · participle past leafed out · past leafed out
- intransitiveOf a plant, to open its buds.
Translations
Hungarian lombfakadás
- lombfakadás(of plant) to open its buds
Latin frondescō
- frondescō(of plant) to open its buds
Cite this entry
APA
leaf out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaf%20out
MLA
“leaf out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaf%20out. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leaf out,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaf%20out.
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