put out new leaves
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- 1 put out new leaves、come into leaf
Describes a tree or other plant beginning to put out fresh leaves, often suggesting seasonal renewal and new growth.
put out new leaves、come into leaf
Describes fresh or young leaves beginning to emerge from a plant.
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ต้นไม้เริ่มผลิใบ tôn máay rə̂əm phlì bay The tree is beginning to put out new leaves. ต้นไม้เริ่มผลิใบ details
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ต้นไม้ผลิใบอ่อนในฤดูฝน tôn máay phlì bay ɔ̀ɔn nay rʉ́duu fǒn The trees put out young leaves during the rainy season. ต้นไม้ผลิใบอ่อนในฤดูฝน details
Learning notes
Explanation
ผลิใบ combines ผลิ, “to emerge or begin to open,” with ใบ, “leaf.” Common subjects include ต้นไม้ (tree), กิ่งไม้ (branch), พืช (plant), and ป่า (forest). It also occurs with ใบอ่อน (young leaves) and ใบใหม่ (new leaves), as in ผลิใบอ่อน and ผลิใบใหม่. It can describe plant growth plainly, but it is also well suited to vivid descriptions of nature, especially when new leaves suggest renewal after a dry or dormant period.
Usage
Used when talking about seasonal change, plants growing after rain, garden trees or crops producing fresh leaves, and forests turning green again. In descriptive writing and songs, it may also evoke renewal or a new beginning.
Caution
ผลิบาน mainly describes flowers blooming, whereas ผลิใบ refers to leaves emerging. Also, do not confuse it with ฤดูใบไม้ผลิ, which means “spring”; the word order and meaning are different.