Collocations for leaf - noun
ADJ.
new, young | autumn, dead, dry, fallen, falling, rotting, rotten
The ground was thick with dead leaves.
The ground was thick with dead leaves.
broad
(especially technical),
(especially technical),
heart-shaped, oval
broad leaf plants
broad leaf plants
green, yellow, etc. | glossy, hairy, leathery, mottled, shiny, spiky, variegated | bay, lettuce, oak, tea, etc.
Throw the tea leaves on the flower bed.
Throw the tea leaves on the flower bed.
VERB + LEAF
have
This plant has beautifully variegated leaves.
This plant has beautifully variegated leaves.
break/burst/come into, grow, produce, put out
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 in autumn.
Deciduous trees shed their leaves in autumn.
LEAF + VERB
appear
Spring arrived and the first green leaves began to appear.
Spring arrived and the first green leaves began to appear.
turn, yellow
The summer was over and the leaves were beginning to turn.
The summer was over and the leaves were beginning to turn.
fall | rustle
The leaves rustled in the light breeze.
The leaves rustled in the light breeze.
LEAF + NOUN
litter, mould
the leaf litter on the forest floor
the leaf litter on the forest floor
PHRASES
in full leaf
The corn was already ripening and the trees in full leaf.
The corn was already ripening and the trees in full leaf.