lush green foliage
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- noun
- The garden was filled with lush green foliage, creating a vibrant and inviting atmosphere.
- lush green foliage covers
Examples
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The front of the room filled with butterflies, multicolored heliconians, flitting and hovering above lush green foliage.
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A flock of bright orange birds no bigger than his fist had appeared in the lush green foliage of a neighboring tree.
Fiction book (1997) -
Surrounded by coral reefs and covered with lush green foliage and brilliant flowers, the Ryukyu Islands appear exotic to most Japanese.
Fiction book (1998) -
During our hike, we marveled at the lush green foliage that surrounded the trail.
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The rainforest is known for its lush green foliage, which supports a diverse array of wildlife.
Synonyms
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4.5
The leaves growing on a plant or tree
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8.9
Green plants and leaves that cover an area and make it look fresh
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3.3
A rich area full of healthy plants
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8.6
A rich green covering of plants on land
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3.7
The state of a plant or place that has many flat green parts
Antonyms
How Lush
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3.5
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is fully compositional: 'lush' (abundant/healthy) + 'green' (the color of fresh leaves) + 'foliage' (mass of leaves) directly yields 'dense, healthy green leaves'. This descriptive combination follows ordinary adjective + noun modification patterns that are cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Lush green foliage gives a clear picture: lush means thick and full, green shows healthy color, and foliage is the leaves of plants. So lush green foliage describes 'dense and healthy plant leaves'.