leaf-sheddingadj.

Brit.

/ˈliːfʃɛdɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈlifˌʃɛdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: leaf n.¹, shedding adj.

Etymology: < leaf n.¹ + shedding adj.

Of a tree or shrub: shedding its leaves; spec. shedding its leaves annually; deciduous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > [adjective] > deciduous or evergreen

evergreen1629

leaf-shedding1735

indeciduous1755

1735 W. O. in tr. W. Camden Britannia I. 20 (note) Their leaf-shedding Trees look Green all the Winter.

1837 C. A. Wheelwright tr. Aristophanes Comedies I. 107 Smelling of bind-weed and leaf-shedding [Gk. φυλλοβολούσης] poplar.

1893 Lloyd’s Weekly Newspaper 17 Sept. The unsightliness of many leaf-shedding plants grouped thickly together.

1940 Illustr. London News 1 June 736/1 What magician's wand brought the ‘deciduous’ leaf-shedding trees into being?

1992 Telegram & Gaz. (Worcester, Mass.) 3 Dec. c7 The leaf-shedding euonymus..and 50 other trees and shrubs brighten the winterscape with fruit displays.

2011 Western Mail (Cardiff) 29 Sept. 5 Sun filtered through leaf-shedding trees.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	leaf-shedding
释义	leaf-sheddingadj. Brit. /ˈliːfʃɛdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈlifˌʃɛdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: leaf n.¹, shedding adj. Etymology: < leaf n.¹ + shedding adj. Of a tree or shrub: shedding its leaves; spec. shedding its leaves annually; deciduous. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > [adjective] > deciduous or evergreen evergreen1629 leaf-shedding1735 indeciduous1755 1735 W. O. in tr. W. Camden Britannia I. 20 (note) Their leaf-shedding Trees look Green all the Winter. 1837 C. A. Wheelwright tr. Aristophanes Comedies I. 107 Smelling of bind-weed and leaf-shedding [Gk. φυλλοβολούσης] poplar. 1893 Lloyd’s Weekly Newspaper 17 Sept. The unsightliness of many leaf-shedding plants grouped thickly together. 1940 Illustr. London News 1 June 736/1 What magician's wand brought the ‘deciduous’ leaf-shedding trees into being? 1992 Telegram & Gaz. (Worcester, Mass.) 3 Dec. c7 The leaf-shedding euonymus..and 50 other trees and shrubs brighten the winterscape with fruit displays. 2011 Western Mail (Cardiff) 29 Sept. 5 Sun filtered through leaf-shedding trees. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1735
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