fall leaf—
1. shedding of leaves by a plant; the autumn season:
- Except during fall leaf season, leaves must be bagged and set out on your garbage collection day.
2. a hinged flap on a table which can be raised to increase the surface area:
- We unpacked a fall-leaf table which had been all sealed up and had all our cooking utensils.
leaf fall — = fall leaf 1:
- Prune red and white currants at leaf fall (if bird damage is likely, pruning can be left until spring).