foliage
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foliage
- /ˈfəʊliɪdʒ/ UK
- /ˈfoʊliɪd͡ʒ/ US
Where it comes from
From earlier foilage, from Late Middle English ffoylage, from Middle French feuillage. The more recent form is influenced by Latin folium (“leaf”).
noun foliages · foilage · feuillage
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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 scarl
Similar: leafage
- Fall foliage.
- An architectural ornament representing foliage.
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noun the leaves of plants
| Español | follaje |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 나뭇잎 namunnip |
| 日本語 | 木の葉 ko no ha |
| 中文 | 葉子 /叶子 yèzi |
| हिन्दी | पर्णसमूह parṇasmūh |
| Português | folhagem |
| Français | feuillage |
| Deutsch | Blätter, Laub, Laubwerk, Blätterwerk, Beblätterung, Belaubung |
| Italiano | fogliame |
| Ελληνικά | φύλλωμα fýlloma, φυλλωσιά fyllosiá |
| Română | frunze, frunziș, frunzărime |
| Русский | листва́ listvá, ли́стья lístʹja |
| עברית | עַלְוָה alvá |
noun an architectural ornament
| Español | ataurique |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 葉形裝飾 /叶形装饰 |
| Português | folhame |
| Français | feuillage |
Talk about this word "foliage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/foliage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. foliage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/foliage "foliage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/foliage.Cite this
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title = {foliage},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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