come into leaf

Frequency: 5.03.2 per million words

When a tree or plant starts to grow its leaves in spring.

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Examples (10)

  • It was spring and the trees were coming into leaf.
  • Every year, the cherry trees come into leaf in early April.
  • We eagerly awaited the first signs of spring as the woods began to come into leaf.
  • By late March, many of the smaller bushes had already come into leaf.
  • The gardener predicted that the rose bushes would come into leaf next week.
  • The ancient oak, always the last, slowly comes into leaf.
  • Has the sycamore tree come into leaf yet?
  • Once the temperature rises consistently, the fruit trees will rapidly come into leaf.
  • Despite the cold snap, some plants are starting to come into leaf.
  • The entire valley appeared vibrant as all the vegetation came into leaf.