Meaning of FOLIAGE
| Pronunciation: | | 'fowleeij
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- [n] (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
- [n] the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
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FOLIAGE is a 7 letter word that starts with F. |
| | Synonyms: | | foliation, leaf, leafage |
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| | See Also: | | amplexicaul leaf, architectural ornament, blade, compound leaf, cotyledon, crenate leaf, dandelion green, dentate leaf, emarginate leaf, entire leaf, erose leaf, fig leaf, floral leaf, frond, greenery, leaf blade, leaf form, leaf shape, leaflet, lobed leaf, pad, parenchyma, parted leaf, plant organ, rosette, runcinate leaf, scale, scale leaf, seed leaf, serrate leaf, simple leaf, sporophyl, sporophyll, verdure | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Fo"li*age\, n. [OF. foillage, fueillage, F. feuillage,
fr. OF. foille, fueille, fueil, F. feulle, leaf, L. folium.
See 3d {Foil}, and cf. {Foliation}, {Filemot}.]
1. Leaves, collectively, as produced or arranged by nature;
leafage; as, a tree or forest of beautiful foliage.
2. 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.
{Foliage plant} (Bot.), any plant cultivated for the beauty
of its leaves, as many kinds of {Begonia} and {Coleus}.
\Fo"li*age\, v. t.
To adorn with foliage or the imitation of foliage; to form
into the representation of leaves. [R.] --Drummond.
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