leaf out

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Leaf \Leaf\, Leaf out \Leaf out\(l[=e]f), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
   {Leafed} (l[=e]ft); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leafing}.]
   To shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the
   trees leaf in May. --Sir T. Browne.
   [1913 Webster]