Foliage /(?)/
Fo·li·age
Foliage
n.
- Leaves, collectively, as produced or arranged by nature; leafage; as, a tree or forest of beautiful foliage.
- A cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches; especially, the representation of leaves, flowers, and branches, in architecture, intended to ornament and enrich capitals, friezes, pediments, etc.
Phrases & Compounds
- Foliage plant
- any plant cultivated for the beauty of its leaves, as many kinds of Begonia and Coleus.
Foliage
v. t.
- To adorn with foliage or the imitation of foliage; to form into the representation of leaves. [R.]