leafless

Definitions of leafless
  1. adjective
    having no leaves
    synonyms:
    aphyllous
    having no leaves
    defoliate, defoliated
    deprived of leaves
    scapose
    resembling or consisting of a scape; having a bare leafless stalk growing directly from the ground
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    antonyms:
    leafy
    having or covered with leaves
    bifoliate
    having two leaves
    bowery
    like a bower; leafy and shady
    curly-leafed, curly-leaved
    having curly leaves
    fan-leafed, fan-leaved
    having fan-shaped leaves
    fine-leafed, fine-leaved
    having fine leaves
    foliaceous, foliaged, foliose
    bearing numerous leaves
    foliate
    (often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves
    foliolate
    (often used as a combining form) having leaflets (compound leaves) or a specified kind or number of leaflets
    grassy-leafed, grassy-leaved
    having leaves that resemble grass
    ivied, ivy-covered
    overgrown with ivy
    large-leafed, large-leaved
    having relatively large leaves
    leafed, leaved
    having leaves or leaves as specified; often used in combination
    leaf-like, leaflike
    resembling a leaf
    leather-leafed, leather-leaved
    having leathery leaves
    petal-like, petallike
    resembling a petal
    pinnate-leafed, pinnate-leaved
    having pinnate leaves
    prickly-leafed, prickly-leaved
    having prickly leaves
    silky-leafed, silky-leaved
    having glossy leaves
    silver-leafed, silver-leaved, silvery-leafed, silvery-leaved
    having silvery leaves
    spiny-leafed, spiny-leaved
    having spiny leaves
    two-leafed, two-leaved
    having two leaves
    unifoliate
    having a single leaf
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