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fine-leafed

fine-leafed

5.6
Having thin, divided leaves that give a delicate look
  • adjective
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  • The fine-leafed ferns swayed gracefully in the gentle breeze.

Examples

  • The landscape was dotted with fine-leafed shrubs that added elegance to the scenery.

  • In the botanical garden, the fine-leafed plants attract many visitors.

  • Amongst the thick mosses and fine-leafed vegetation of the forest floor.

    Fiction book (1997)

Synonyms

fine-leaved
vsfine-leafed
5.8

Having thin, narrow leaves

is the same meaning but is an alternative written form
fernleaf
vsfine-leafed
5.3

Having thin, divided leaves that look like a fern

is more general, meaning slender or delicately divided leaves without fern resemblance

Antonyms

broad-leafed
3.9

A plant or tree that has wide, flat leaves

How Narrow

fine-leafed
5.6

Surface Forms

fine-leafed positive

Morphology

fine-leafed = fine + leaf (transparent) = fine + leaf + ed

The adjective is formed by compounding 'fine' + 'leaf' and adding the adjectival suffix '-ed', yielding the clear meaning 'having fine (narrow/delicate) leaves'.

Etymology

Fine-leafed combines fine ('thin' or 'delicate') and leaf ('leaf') with the adjective -ed, so it literally paints the image of a plant 'with thin, narrow, or delicate leaves'.