Synonyms of foliage

foliage

noun

ˈfō-lē-ij 

as in vegetation

green leaves or plants

decided the office needed more foliage and bought a few plants

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vegetation
• flora
• green
• greenery
• herbage
• leafage
• grassland
• prairie
• verdure
• undergrowth
• underbrush

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of foliage

Plus, bunnies and deer leave its minty-scented, silvery foliage and pink or purple-blue spikes of blooms alone. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 July 2026

Summer is when tomato plants really hit their stride, producing lush foliage, bright yellow blooms, and the promise of a plentiful harvest. — The Spruce, 18 July 2026

Slime molds can affect other landscape plants often covering foliage and stems of low-growing bedding plants or mulches with a colorful coating. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026

The method uses taller plants, like ornamental grasses and elephant ears, to add vertical interest and filler plants to add lush foliage and body. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2026

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