leaferyn.
/ˈliːf(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈlifəri/ Leaves collectively; foliage.
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leafOE
felourea1400
filourc1400
hair1551
leafage1599
foliage1601
umbrage1657
foliature1682
folia1730
greenery1826
leafery1834
feather1842
leafdom1856
leaf mass1857
greening1895
1834 J. Wilson Let. in J. Hamilton Mem. (1859) V. 164 The matured and almost arid leafery of Summer.
1883 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 116 The rising amphitheatre of wood behind is singularly rich in leafery.
1909 Manch. Courier 9 July 5/4 It was red-carpeted and was fledged with marguerites mingled with green leafery.
1975 E. Abbey Monkey Wrench Gang 97 A tiny stream..lolling in pools under the acid-green leafery of the cottonwoods.
2012 Guardian 28 Apr. (Weekend Suppl.) 89/1 Today, its delusions of rusticity remain, maintained by its extreme leafery and cute cottaginess.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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