leathery leaf

collocation in English

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leathery
adjective
uk
/ˈleð.ər.i/us
/ˈleð.ɚ.i/
with the look and feel ...
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leaf
noun[C]
uk
/liːf/us
/liːf/
one of the flat, usually green parts of a plant that are joined at one end to the stem ...
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(Definition ofleatheryandleaffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The erect, thick,leatheryleafis elliptic-ovate in shape.
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Rainforests declined, replaced by more arid-tolerantleatheryleafwoodlands and reed swamps.
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The single, erect, thick,leatheryleafis elliptic-ovate in shape.
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Along its length at intervals are the relatively small egg shaped pseudobulbs each with a huge thick,leatheryleafat their apex.
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The erect, thick,leatheryleafis elleptic-ovate in shape.
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The leathery leaves resemble holly and the stems and twigs have a thickened, corky appearance.
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It has evergreen broad-oval to nearly round somewhat leathery leaves (3 to 10 cm long and 2.5 to 7 cm wide).
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The keeled, leathery leaves grow to 16 cm long and 4 cm wide.
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It has leathery leaves and inflorescences of many flowers.
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The leathery leaves are up to 31 centimeters long by 9 wide.
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The thick leathery leaves are spear-shaped (lanceolate) to oval or obovate and measure 411 cm (1.64.3 in) in length and 15.5 cm (0.42.2 in) across.
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The plants possess leathery leaves, ranging from 3 to 6 inches in length, and produce large clusters of tiny flowers in the summer.
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It is an evergreen shrub growing to 1 m tall and wide, with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant white and pink flowers in spring.
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These are rough, hairy shrubs with leathery leaves and panicles of fleshy white to purplish flowers.
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It has leathery leaves growing from 2050 cm in length.
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The thick, leathery leaves are glossy, dark green above and paler beneath, 50200 mm long and 3070 mm wide with petioles 1015 mm long.
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This sedge grows 40 centimeters to 1.2 meters tall with leathery leaves as long as the stem or longer.
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The leathery leaves are shallowly divided into several lobes and are mostly hairless, the upper surfaces dark green and shiny.
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The leathery leaves are not markedly asymmetrical at the base.
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One or two waxy, leathery leaves develop from each pseudobulb.
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