leafy

Adjective

leafy (comparative leafier, superlative leafiest)

1. Covered with leaves.
   • leafy trees
   • leafy vegetables
2. Containing much foliage.
   • a leafy avenue
   • The Earth is facing a climate crisis, but it’s also getting greener and leafier. According to new research, the rise is largely courtesy of China and India.2019 February 13, Emily Dixon, “China and India are making the planet greener, NASA says”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2024
3. In the form of leaves (of some material).

   Synonyms:

   foliated, laminate, layered

4. Resembling a leaf.
   • Another option is to wash spinach and other leafy greens thoroughly in running water before eating them.2021 July 1, Gregory McNamee, “Does spinach make you strong? Ask Popeye – and science”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2025
5. Wealthy, middle- or upper-class.
   • They live in a beautiful house in a leafy suburb.
   • Those are not necessarily the leafiest areas. From the tenants of Durham, £1,671,546 was used to subsidise people elsewhere. I am not familiar with Durham, it may be a very leafy place in the north-east, but I suspect that there is a need for those funds.2008 January 23, Robert Syms, “Housing and Regeneration Bill: Exclusions from Subsidy Arrangements”, in parliamentary debates (House of Commons), archived from the original on 22 Jul 2024, column 392