foliage
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4.5
- noun
- /ˈfoʊliɪdʒ/
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follaje
- The trees were black, without foliage; the ground was covered with charred leaves.
- foliage of trees
- green foliage
- leaves and foliage
And it produces this just gorgeous green foliage all year long.
- And it produces this just gorgeous green foliage all year long.
- So the Shields perform at their absolute best against uniform backgrounds such as foliage, grass, rendered walls, sand, sky and asphalt.
Examples
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A moment later, a second head rose above the foliage, and then a third and a fourth.
Fiction book (1990) -
The foliage here is much thicker.
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It's actually, it's crazy how much this foliage changes over the course of a year.
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Tim turned to look at the foliage at the side of the road.
Fiction book (1990) -
Research indicates that the presence of green foliage increases attention spans and decreases stress levels.
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The tremendous wind speeds of hurricanes typically strip foliage and most of the trees' fruit crop.
Academic text (2003) -
Shielded by the thick foliage, he observed the goblins without being seen.
Fiction book (1992) -
Life giving foliage makes way to a colorful orchestra of leaves that eventually wither away and slowly descend upon the cold, hard earth.
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We see him from behind some foliage, as if he's being covertly observed, stalked.
Fiction book (1992) -
The vibrant foliage in the park draws visitors during the autumn months.
Synonyms
Compounds
How Leafy
Surface Forms
Morphology
foliage = foli + age
The element 'foli-' (leaf) is a Latin/French combining form not a standalone English word, so learners cannot reliably derive 'foliage' from familiar English bases.
Etymology
Foliage comes from the Latin word folium, meaning 'leaf', and entered English through French. So foliage is an easy way to say the leaves of a plant or tree all together.