fo·li·age (f  l - j, flj)n. 1. a. Plant leaves, especially tree leaves, considered as a group. b. A cluster of leaves. 2. An ornamental representation of leaves, stems, and flowers, especially in architecture. [Alteration (influenced by Latin folium, leaf) of Middle English foilage, from Old French foillage, from foille, leaf; see foil2.] fo li·aged adj. |
foliage [ˈfəʊlɪɪdʒ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the green leaves of a plant
2. sprays of leaves used for decoration
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) an ornamental leaflike design
[from Old French fuellage, from fuelle leaf; influenced in form by Latin folium]
foliaged adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  foliage - the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plantsvenation - (botany) the arrangement of veins in a leaf cataphyll - a reduced or scarcely developed leaf at the start of a plant's life (i.e., cotyledons) or in the early stages of leaf development floral leaf - a modified leaf that is part of a flower dandelion green - the foliage of the dandelion plant pitcher - (botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer plant organ - a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus sporophyl, sporophyll - leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia parenchyma - the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems blade, leaf blade - especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole amplexicaul leaf - a leaf with its base clasping the stem leaflet - part of a compound leaf frond - compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad pad - the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily) scale leaf, scale - a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin fig leaf - a leaf from a fig tree simple leaf - a leaf that is not divided into parts compound leaf - a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk entire leaf - a leaf having a smooth margin without notches or indentations crenate leaf - a leaf having a scalloped margin serrate leaf - a leaf having a margin notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex dentate leaf - a leaf having a toothed margin emarginate leaf - a leaf having a notch at the apex erose leaf - a leaf having a jagged margin as though gnawed runcinate leaf - a leaf having incised margins with the lobes or teeth curved toward the base; as a dandelion leaf lobed leaf - a leaf having deeply indented margins lobe - (botany) a part into which a leaf is divided parallel-veined leaf - a leaf whose veins run in parallel from the stem parted leaf - a leaf having margins incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes prickly-edged leaf - a leaf having prickly margins rosette - a cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common center or crown (usually at or close to the ground) leaf form, leaf shape - any of the various shape that leaves of plants can assume |
| 2. | foliage - (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament architectural ornament - (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" |
Translations
n foliage [ˈfouliidʒ]
leaves This plant has dark foliage. blare; blaredrag أوراق الشَّجَر шума listy løv; blade das Laub φύλλωμα follaje lehestik شاخ و برگ lehdistö feuillage עַלווָה पत्तियां lišće, krošnja lomb(ozat) daun lauf fogliame 葉 (초목 하나의) 전체 잎 lapija lapotne dedaun gebladerte bladverk, løv(verk) listowie folhagem frunze; frunziş листва listy, lístie listje lišće löv, lövverk, bladverk ใบไม้ yapraklar 葉子 листя پتوں کا جھرمٹ tán, cành lá 叶子
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