foliage

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Pronunciation

/ˈfəʊliɪdʒ/(UK)

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/ˈfəʊliɪdʒ/(UK) · /ˈfoʊliɪd͡ʒ/(US)

Definition of foliage

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)The leaves of plants.

“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.”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The leaves of plants.

“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.”
(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable)Fall foliage.
(countable, uncountable)An architectural ornament representing foliage.

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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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