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green, grown, lush, luxuriant, overgrown, verdant
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September-October: Remove eggplant and peppers; plant leafy greens such as lettuce, arugula, spinach, radishes, bok choy, garlic and leeks. — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, "Bay Area gardening: Time to plant cool season crops," 5 Sep. 2019 So staples typically include full-fat dairy (like butter, cream, and cheese), eggs, oils, fattier meats (like bacon or fatty cuts of steak), fish, avocados, and low- or no-carb veggies like leafy greens, nuts, and seeds, Bruning says. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "What's the Difference Between Eating Low-Carb, Paleo, and Keto?," 26 Aug. 2019 In this case the farm, which grows hundreds of varieties of leafy greens including heirloom varieties, is entirely indoors with no soil or natural light to speak of. — Alicia Dunn, Fortune, "Speeding the Journey from Startup to ‘Change the World’ Company," 20 Aug. 2019 Vegetables were the real deal: leafy greens, roasted squash. — Sarah Schweitzer, The Atlantic, "The Lunch Ladies of New Canaan," 15 Aug. 2019 Moving among rows of aeroponic growing towers the pickers plucked leafy greens, herbs and edible flowers like Genovese basil and red Russian kale, washed them and packed them in coolers. — Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, "Denver urban farming trend grows from a Sloan’s Lake condo tower to a Larimer Square parking garage," 4 Aug. 2019 So Kraemer recruited a niece to drape bedsheets over ropes strung between tall posts on several slopes about the ranch to simulate a vine’s leafy canopy. — Mike Dunne, SFChronicle.com, "Inside the remote, peculiar vineyard behind Amador’s most acclaimed wines," 5 June 2019 The trees' leafy canopies offer extra shade during the summer months—meaning apartment dwellers don't have to crank up their ACs as high to fend off harsh rays of sun pouring through their windows. — Lauren Matthews, Country Living, "These Amazing Urban Treehouse Apartments Help Protect Residents from Air and Noise Pollution," 20 Mar. 2015 Or take your pick of restaurants along Avenida Luisa Todi, a leafy boulevard named for an 18th-century Portuguese opera star. — Vicky Hallett, Washington Post, "Headed to Portugal? Consider staying in Setubal rather than Lisbon.," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'leafy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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