foliage
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle French feuillage.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
foliage (countable and uncountable; plural foliages)
- The leaves of plants.
- 1907, Robert Chambers, chapter 5, The Younger Set[1]:
- Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume ; … ; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.
- 1907, Robert Chambers, chapter 5, The Younger Set[1]:
- An architectural ornament representing foliage.
Translations [edit]
the leaves of plants
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