English

Adverb

leafmeal ‎(not comparable)

1. One leaf at a time; leaf by leaf.

   By and by, nor spare a sigh / Though worlds of wanwood leafmeal lie [...] ― Hopkins.

Etymology 2

From leaf +‎ meal, modelled after leafmould.

Noun

leafmeal ‎(uncountable)

1. A feed or meal, particularly for animals, consisting chiefly of decayed vegetable matter, especially leaves.