单词 | leaf canopy |
释义 | > as lemmasleaf canopy leaf canopy n. the almost continuous layer of foliage formed by leaves on the uppermost branches of the trees in a forest or wooded area. ΚΠ 1837 Universalist & Ladies Repository July 42/2 Stealing down through the leaf-canopies, and lying in flakes of silver upon the pavement. 1980 M. Shoard Theft of Countryside vi. xix. 210 The wood is colonised by a succession of plant species quite different from those that grow under a close leaf canopy. 2000 Guardian 28 Oct. (Money section) 21/2 Insurers can employ the expertise of an arboriculturalist, who makes calculations involving the leaf canopy and roots. < as lemmas |
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