I prefer leaves without flowers to flowers without leaves.

我喜欢没有花的叶子，不喜欢没有叶子的花。

youdao

Flowers in sessile umbels, with or without leaves at base.

花生于无梗伞形花序，有或没有叶在基部。

youdao

Without the leaves, food can become dry.

VOA: special.2009.11.30

(Saying) Some tea companies use pesticides to grow tea leaves, but Honest Tea uses tea leaves from China,India and South Africa that are grown without pesticides or fertilizers.

VOA: standard.2010.02.17

Lacking a brand name like Fox Sports or ESPN leaves FSV without valuable promotion.

FORBES: Fantasy Sports

S.A. 54:49-14(c) leaves individuals without an effective remedy for the overpayment of sales tax.

FORBES: Sales Tax Class Action Suits Seem Frivolous

But Yahoo's go-it-alone strategy leaves it without the cash or the connections available to some.

FORBES: Selling the World