noun
foliage
FOH-lee-ihj
noun
1
The leaves of plants and trees, collectively.
"The dense foliage blocked most of the sunlight from reaching the forest floor."
"Tourists flock to New England each autumn to see the fall foliage."
How to Use Foliage
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishLeaves in general, especially as a mass covering trees and plants.
Common pairings
dense foliage
fall foliage
lush foliage
Word Forms
foliages plural
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Etymology
From Middle French feuillage, ultimately from Latin folium ("leaf").