leafless

Adjective
US[lee-fluhs]/ˈlifləs/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. having no leavesOpposite leafySimilar defoliate, aphyllous, scapose
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Leaf′less adjective

Having no leaves or foliage; bearing no foliage. “Leafless groves.” William Cowper — Leaf′wb-a1′>′less·ness, noun

Leafless plants, plants having no foliage, though leaves may be present in the form of scales and bracts. See Leaf, noun, 1 and 2.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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