Foliage Definition

fōlē-ĭj, fōlĭj
noun
Leaves, as of a plant or tree; mass of leaves; leafage.
Webster's New World
A cluster of leaves.
American Heritage
A decoration consisting of a representation of leaves, branches, flowers, etc.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Foliage

Noun

Singular:
foliage
Plural:
foliages

Origin of Foliage

  • Alteration (influenced by Latin folium leaf) of Middle English foilage from Old French foillage from foille leaf foil2

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Late Middle English foilage, from Middle French feuillage. The more recent form is influenced by the Latin etymon folium.

    From Wiktionary

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