foliage+(noun)

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• foliage — ► NOUN ▪ leaves of plants collectively. ORIGIN Old French feuillage, from Latin folium leaf …   English terms dictionary

• foliage plant — noun : a plant grown primarily for its decorative foliage (as members of the genera Coleus and Philodendron) * * * any plant grown chiefly for its attractive leaves. [1860 65] * * * foliage plant noun One grown for the beauty of its foliage • • • …   Useful english dictionary

• foliage — noun Etymology: Middle French fuellage, from foille leaf more at foil Date: 1598 1. a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation 2. the aggregate of leaves of one or more plants 3. a cluster of leaves, flowers …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• foliage plant — noun Date: 1862 a plant grown primarily for its decorative foliage …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• foliage — noun the plant is grown for its striking foliage Syn: leaves, leafage; greenery, vegetation, verdure …   Thesaurus of popular words

• foliage — noun a) The leaves of plants b) A cluster of leaves …   Wiktionary

• foliage leaf — noun An unspecialized leaf, composed of a flat lamina and often a petiole, which is the primary seat of photosynthesis and transpiration in plants that have them …   Wiktionary

• foliage — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ green ▪ bright, dark ▪ dense, heavy, lush, luxuriant, thick ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• foliage — noun (U) the leaves of a plant …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• foliage brown — noun feuille morte …   Useful english dictionary

• foliage green — noun : a moderate yellow green that is greener and duller than average moss green and yellower and duller than average pea green or average apple green …   Useful english dictionary