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leaf out: Merriam-Webster
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Definitions from Wiktionary (leaf out)

▸ verb: (intransitive) Of a plant, to open its buds.

Similar:

frondesce, leave, lay open, unfurl, go to seed, disbud, debud, open out, outfold, unwrap, more...

Opposite:

defoliate, shed leaves, lose leaves, leafless

Phrases:

take a leaf out of book, takes a leaf out of book, taking a leaf out of book, took a leaf out of book, take a leaf out of someone's book, more...

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Similar:

frondesce, leave, lay open, unfurl, go to seed, disbud, debud, open out, outfold, unwrap, more...

Opposite:

defoliate, shed leaves, lose leaves, leafless

Phrases:

take a leaf out of book, takes a leaf out of book, taking a leaf out of book, took a leaf out of book, take a leaf out of someone's book, take a leaf out of someones book, more...

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