Meaning & use

foliage

noun·Academic

The leaves of a plant or tree, especially considered collectively.

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Tourists flock to New England each autumn to see the vivid orange and red foliage.

Thick foliage hid the small cabin from the road entirely.

A note on using this word

Foliage is an uncountable noun and is never used with a or in the plural.

Words with a similar meaning

leavesgreenery

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