hairy-leaved plants
nounUK /ˈheəri liːvd plɑːnts/
US /ˈheri livd plænts/
Plants that have little soft hairs on their leaves.
The hairy-leaved plants in the garden feel fuzzy when you touch them.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Plants whose leaf hairs help keep water inside and protect them from drying out.
Hairy-leaved plants often grow well in dry, sunny places.
3. Plants with tiny hairs that can make insects stay away.
Some hairy-leaved plants trap bugs on their sticky leaf hairs.
4. Plants that look soft and fuzzy because of fine hairs on their leaves.
The hairy-leaved plants looked like green velvet in the sunlight.