Defn: Having leaflike expansions on the legs; — said of certain insects; as, the leaf-footed bug (Leptoglossus phyllopus).
LEAFINESS
Leaf"i*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being leafy.
LEAFLESS
Leaf"less, a.
Defn: Having no leaves or foliage; bearing no foliage. "Leafless
groves." Cowper.
— Leaf"less*ness, n. Leafless plants, plants having no foliage,
though leaves may be present in the form of scales and bracts. See
Leaf, n., 1 and 2.
LEAFLET
Leaf"let, n.
1. A little leaf; also, a little printed leaf or a tract.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: One of the divisions of a compound leaf; a foliole.
3. (Zoöl.)