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foliage::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | foliation |
| Type of | architectural ornament |
| Derivation | foliate |
foliage::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | leaf, leafage |
| Type of | plant organ |
| Has types | blade, cataphyll, compound leaf, crenate leaf, dandelion green, dentate leaf, emarginate leaf, entire leaf, erose leaf, fig leaf, floral leaf, frond, greenery, leaf blade, verdure, betel, betel leaf, serrate leaf, simple leaf, sporophyl, sporophyll, amplexicaul leaf, leaflet, lobed leaf, pad, parallel-veined leaf, parted leaf, pitcher, prickly-edged leaf, rosette, runcinate leaf, scale, scale leaf |
| Derivation | foliate |
Examples of foliage
foliage
Blot the foliage with a soft cloth or paper towel to prevent dusty water stains.
From the news-journalonline.com
The foliage is gone in winter, making it easier to spot the game, Braubach said.
From the chron.com
The sharp foliage in the foreground makes a contrast with the hazy trees behind.
From the telegraph.co.uk
I've never seen pests antagonize this shrub with dark-green, needlelike foliage.
From the chron.com
In the fall the foliage explodes into gorgeous shades of yellow, orange and red.
From the delawareonline.com
The foliage, like that of most alliums, disappears conveniently after flowering.
From the telegraph.co.uk
A good rule is to cut no more than 25 per cent of foliage from a tree each year.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The canopy of foliage protects ripening fruit from sunscald and even small hail.
From the courier-journal.com
Don't have a place to plant one, but want to enjoy the fall foliage for a while?
From the timesunion.com
- Leaf: the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
- Foliation: (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
- (foliaged) foliaceous: bearing numerous leaves
- In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat (laminar) and thin. ...
- The White Foliage is an independent rock band from North Dakota. Its founding members, Charles Gokey and Marie J. Parker, met at a band camp in July 2001, while in high school. ...
- 1. the ordinary green leaves of a plant or tree, as opposed to those that are transformed into petals, bracts, scales, etc. From the French word for leaf, feuille.
- Viewing is also subjective, so, take time to check around many corners and over the brow of several hills to find your favorite.
- The live leaves or needles of the tree; the plant part primarily responsible for photosynthesis.
- (c/f scrolling foliage) - Leaf-like ornament, usually Medieval.
