leaf out

Verb

intransitive of a plant

(intransitive, of a plant) To open its buds.

Japanese Meaning

（植物が）新芽を出す / （植物が）葉を展開する

The maple trees leaf out earlier each spring as the climate warms.

カエデの木は気候が温暖化するにつれて毎春早く芽吹く。

Sense（1）

(intransitive, of a plant) To open its buds.

leafs out

（ present singular third-person ）

leafing out

（ participle present ）

leafed out

（ participle past ）

leafed out

（ past ）