Foliage meaning

fō'lē-ĭj, fō'lĭj
A decoration consisting of a representation of leaves, branches, flowers, etc.
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The leaves of plants.
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(Short for:) Fall foliage.
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Foliage is defined as plant or tree leaves.

An example of foliage is all of the leaves that are on the trees that change color in the fall.

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An ornamental representation of leaves, stems, and flowers, especially in architecture.
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Plant leaves, especially tree leaves, considered as a group.
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A cluster of leaves.
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Leaves, as of a plant or tree; mass of leaves; leafage.
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Origin of foliage

Alteration (influenced by Latin folium leaf) of Middle English foilage from Old French foillage from foille leaf foil2

Sentence Examples

  • There is beautiful foliage and stunning children everywhere.

  • With advancing age its foliage becomes of a dark, almost black hue.

  • The heat of the sun had withered the cut foliage and it was unsightly.

  • He looked at the row of birches shining in the sunshine, with their motionless green and yellow foliage and white bark.

  • The enamelled decoration on the lamps is restricted to lettering, scrolls and conventional foliage; on other objects figure-subjects of all descriptions are freely used.

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