Collocations for leaf - noun
ADJECTIVE
new,
young
autumn, fall (AmE)
dead, dry, fallen, falling, rotting
The ground was thick with dead leaves.
autumn, fall (AmE)
dead, dry, fallen, falling, rotting
The ground was thick with dead leaves.
broad (esp. technical),
heart-shaped,
oval
broad-leaf plants
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).
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.
This plant has beautifully variegated leaves.
come into (esp. BrE),
grow,
produce,
sprout
It was spring and the trees were coming into leaf.
In the spring the plant began to put out new leaves.
It was spring and the trees were coming into leaf.
In the spring the plant began to put out new leaves.
shed
Deciduous trees shed their leaves annually.
Deciduous trees shed their leaves annually.
pick,
pluck
He picked a leaf from the basil plant and started to chew it.
He picked a leaf from the basil plant and started to chew it.
rake
The boys helped by raking the leaves in the yard.
The boys helped by raking the leaves in the yard.
leaf + VERB
appear,
emerge
Spring arrived and the first green leaves began to appear.
Spring arrived and the first green leaves began to appear.
grow
turn, yellow
The summer was over and the leaves were beginning to turn.
turn, yellow
The summer was over and the leaves were beginning to turn.
drop,
fall
blow
dry leaves blowing in the wind
blow
dry leaves blowing in the wind
rustle
The leaves rustled in the light breeze.
The leaves rustled in the light breeze.