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foliage

  • noun
  • /ˈfəʊliɪdʒ/

The leaves of plants.

Other meanings

  1. An architectural ornament representing foliage.

Synonyms

  • leaf

A kind of

  • plant organ

Kinds of foliage

  • floral leaf
  • dandelion green
  • blade
  • pad
  • scale
  • fig leaf
  • simple leaf
  • compound leaf

Related words

  • foliaged
  • foliage-gleaner
  • foliage leaf
  • foliagelike
  • foliageous
  • foliologist
  • snowliage

Word history

From Latin "folium" (leaf).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “foliage” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.