foliage
pronunciation
How to pronounce foliage in British English:
UK [ˈfəʊliɪdʒ]
How to pronounce foliage in American English:
US [ˈfoʊliɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
- (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
Word Origin
- foliage
- foliage: see foil
- foliage (n.)
- mid-15c., "representation of leaves or branches" (as an ornamental design), from Middle French feuillage, from Old French feuille "leaf, foliage" (see foil (n.)). The form has altered 17c. by influence of Latin folium or its derivatives in English.
Example
- 1. Plumas county offers a particularly long season for fall foliage .
- 2. Branching out : a well-concealed blue dacnis takes a rest in foliage in panama
- 3. Where the head should have been , there was only a wild foliage of ferns and flowers .
- 4. Ok , now I just need as much green foliage as I can just to cover this . And that 's gonna be my waterproofing .
- 5. It can also see down through thick foliage to locate hidden areas of fire .