fallen leaf

collocation in English

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fallen
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈfɔː.lən/us
/ˈfɑː.lən/
lying on the ground, after ...
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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 offallenandleaffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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After that, she spent time standing on her tip toes, having eaten only onefallenleafof a tree.
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The nesting site is a boat-shaped curled upfallenleafwith another above acting as a roof.
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In the spring, needle-shaped ascospores are released from overwintering apothecia infallenleafdebris.
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The fungus grows in woodland and in grassland on moist soil, and is presumed to be saprobic, rottingfallenleaflitter and dead grass stems.
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The wings have a distinctive ragged edge, apparently a cryptic form as the butterfly resembles afallenleaf.
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Some sources say they spawn under afallenleafor on a large rock, incubating their eggs by sitting on them, while others list them as egg-scatterers.
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Fallen leaves and other tree parts also provide a soil mulch against splash erosion by falling raindrops.
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The water is stained dark brown by the tannins that leach from the fallen leaves and peat hence the name blackwater swamps.
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Pupation takes place under the bark of their host plant or in amongst fallen leaves at the base of a tree.
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The larvae feed on fallen leaves.
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The fallen leaves of the tree also help to raise the fertility of the soil when they break down.
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Consumption of plant matter helps ensure that fallen leaves and other material does not accumulate.
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They probably feed on fallen leaves.
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For example, amphibians such as salamanders and caecilians inhabit the damp microclimate underneath fallen leaves for part or all of their life cycle.
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This can be done inside buildings, under tree bark, or beneath fallen leaves or other plant matter on the ground, among other places.
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The bark is fairly smooth, dark grey and bears the scars of fallen leaves.
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Its branches are usually covered with scars of fallen leaves and may be bare or covered with fine hair-like structures.
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Other plants often will not grow under walnut trees because the fallen leaves and husks contain juglone, a chemical which acts as a natural herbicide.
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The pathogens spend the winter in the white spots of the fallen leaves.
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Mating among different strains of the fungus occurs shortly after leaf fall with spores developing in the fallen leaves during the winter.
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