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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 Choosing Flowers and Foliage Round arrangements typically consist of line flowers, form flowers, mass flowers, filler flowers, as well as line foliage, filler foliage, and mass foliage. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 19 Sep. 2026 The first frost and end of the growing season comes on a schedule similar to that of the peak foliage. — Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 The stone’s natural inclusions formed a landscape of foliage in shades of brown and pink. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 Plus, the sleek sage green hue plays into the foliage of the season. — Madison Yauger, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foliage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foliage
  1. vegetation
  2. flora
Noun
  • At 32 degrees and below, the service can issue a more severe freeze warning, which cautions for more widespread frost on vegetation.
    — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The burnable vegetation on the sparse landscapes surrounding these homes is coyote brush and sage, not forest.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of vegetation
Noun
  • Six goats—with names like Gilligan and MacLovin'—nibble on the leaves of bush honeysuckle and English ivy, clearing some of the invasive plant species that have choked out the native flora that once flourished on the uninhabited island.
    — Daliah Singer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Dillard’s work, though not exclusively about nature, often focused on the natural world, the cruelty and beauty of both flora and fauna, narrowing in on the extremity of the biological systems surrounding us.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of flora

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“Foliage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foliage. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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