foliage

noun

ˈfō-lē-ij How to pronounce foliage (audio)
Definition of foliagenext
as in vegetation
green leaves or plants decided the office needed more foliage and bought a few plants

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Recent Examples of foliage After a long winter, the vibrant green of new foliage flanks the road and, in parts, creates a canopy in the summer. — Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 9 July 2026 Dogfighting males showed more highly convoluted trajectories and were more likely to be viewed against a background of foliage or the ground. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026 Caterpillars feast on foliage, and can leave your garden full of holes and skeletal leaves. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 7 July 2026 This variety emerges in spring with a small ball of wavy, twisted foliage that features wide yellow margins around blue-green centers. — Lauren David, Martha Stewart, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for foliage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foliage
  1. vegetation
  2. flora
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  • Ticks typically hang out low to the ground, often on the tips of grass blades or vegetation.
    — Amanda Roome, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
  • And longer and more severe droughts and prolonged heat waves are resulting in drier vegetation.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 16 July 2026
Definition of vegetation
Noun
  • Even efforts to reseed native flora likely wouldn’t include goldenweed, Ertter said.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 15 July 2026
  • Head to the Oxbow pool, which offers a relatively quiet atmosphere with views of the high-desert flora and Tuyuna Mesa.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026
Definition of flora

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