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 Swiss cheese descriptor is derived from the fenestrations or window-like perforations in its foliage.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Later, stores featuring exotic decor like Jeeps dangling from the ceiling and live foliage enhanced the aura.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
Planting during the dormant season means the tree isn't working to support foliage, so all of its energy goes into establishing roots.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 17 May 2026
The stage is drenched in towering palms, jungle foliage and flowering vines, all of which frame the lagoon’s blue horizon that, through the magic of an LED screen and talented video projection designers, produces flying birds and warplanes as well as floating puffy clouds.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Later, stores featuring exotic decor like Jeeps dangling from the ceiling and live foliage enhanced the aura.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
Planting during the dormant season means the tree isn't working to support foliage, so all of its energy goes into establishing roots.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 17 May 2026
The stage is drenched in towering palms, jungle foliage and flowering vines, all of which frame the lagoon’s blue horizon that, through the magic of an LED screen and talented video projection designers, produces flying birds and warplanes as well as floating puffy clouds.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foliage
Noun
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With California facing increasingly destructive wildfires, experts and officials have long urged the strategic removal of dense, flammable vegetation that can erupt into particularly destructive flames from a lightning bolt or the spark of a power line.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Alligators hide in vegetation in and around the water.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2026
Noun
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And the extensive gardens are filled with local, endemic flora.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The island’s botanical gardens are filled with palms, cacti, eucalyptus trees, and other Mediterranean flora.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Foliage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foliage. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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