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 The bear was also recently featured in Southern Living — for a few months each fall, a local mountain casts a shadow shaped like a bear onto the fall foliage below. — Eva Flowe, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026 Today, the foliage a full-time groundskeeper tends has grown tall and thick. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 The foliage and stem system provide extra insulation and can help hold water in the winter months. — Macie Stump, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2026 Although foliage may turn yellow and red later in the season this year, the trade-off is longer-lasting colors, Jesiolowski said. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foliage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foliage
  1. vegetation
  2. flora
Noun
  • While parts of the Southwest are rocky with little vegetation and are naturally prone to flash flooding, the recent rains made flooding everywhere more likely.
    — MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Residents, meanwhile, can give firefighters the best shot at stopping a potential disaster by clearing flammable vegetation in their yards and fire-hardening their homes.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of vegetation
Noun
  • Down the hallway inside the black box theater, a light installation by Studio GUMGUM glowed like radioactive flora.
    — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Ureaplasma can’t be fully eliminated or prevented, but it can be managed by maintaining healthy vaginal flora.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of flora

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“Foliage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foliage. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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