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Foliage
//ˈfoʊliɪd͡ʒ// noun
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Noun
- 1 The leaves of plants. countable, uncountable
"Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines."
- 2 (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament wordnet
- 3 Fall foliage. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
- 4 the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants wordnet
- 5 An architectural ornament representing foliage. countable, uncountable
Etymology
From earlier foilage, from Late Middle English ffoylage, from Middle French feuillage. The more recent form is influenced by Latin folium (“leaf”).
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