foliage

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Ah! if you could only see them in the month of June, when the foliage is at its fulness.

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  1. noun Plant leaves, especially tree leaves, considered as a group.
  2. noun A cluster of leaves.
  3. noun An ornamental representation of leaves, stems, and flowers, especially in architecture.

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  • The fringe of green foliage which is presented by the trees and shrubs adorning each homestead, follows in such rapid succession as to give it a continuous line, in appearance, to the passers-by on the steamer. —  The Memories of Fifty Years
  • Beneath the foliage was a hint of a Japanese rock garden, or perhaps of a coral reef on land An elbow interrupted her vain grappling with the scenery. —  Analog, July-August 2006
  • Opinions differ, but discussions whether the foliage is already changing - or whether it will be a good foliage year - quickly turn for some to the issue of global climate change. —  RutlandHerald.com
  • From the gold-leafed aspens along the Colorado River to the bursting birch and maple of Michigan's Great Lakes shores, seeing the foliage is a great excuse to explore the Great Outdoors. —  msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
  • I've also been reading that bulbs do welll with a spring application of bulb food just as the foliage is dying back. —  WBALTV.com - Local News
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  1. Alteration (influenced by Latin folium, leaf) of Middle English foilage, from Old French foillage, from foille, leaf; see foil2.

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  1. Altered (to suit foliaceous, foliation, etc., directly from L.) from Old French fueillage, French feuillage, leaves, foliage, from Old French fueille, foille, French feuille, a leaf, from Latin folium, a leaf: see foil and folio.
 

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