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单词 foliage
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Definition of foliage in English:

foliage

noun ˈfəʊlɪɪdʒˈfoʊl(i)ɪdʒ
mass noun
  • Plant leaves collectively.

    总称叶,叶子

    healthy green foliage

    有益健康的绿叶。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The foliage, some based on plants seen in the botanical gardens, some imagined, is amazing.
    • Wherever there was green foliage, be it trees or flowers, Sahara heard singing and talking.
    • He added that the council may be able to plant foliage to make the rocks look better.
    • As the direct methods only relate to foliage, they are the only ones giving real access to leaf area index.
    • Spent flower stems can be removed as well as dead leaves but leave healthy foliage to die back naturally.
    • Snowdrops are best moved just after flowering when there is still plenty of green foliage.
    • He's seen roses with good flowers but bad foliage, good foliage but bad flowers.
    • The trees that flowered began to shed their foliage in December and were completely bare by January.
    • For most of the year, it's a small, unassuming plant, with rounded, evergreen foliage.
    • There is also a plan to arrange signs attractively and plant more foliage along the beach.
    • At the centre of each flower are grey-blue stamen and the plant forms a compact mass of foliage and flowers.
    • Fresh grass broke through the dead foliage, and bright green buds hung on the branches.
    • The green foliage bent deep towards the ground, out of respect for the snow.
    • The foliage is a bluish green while the flowers open white, with a mass of yellow stamens.
    • The intermediate states were characterized by nodes associated with foliage leaves.
    • Lots of the plants had scented foliage and gave off a lovely perfume as we walked among them.
    • A good basis is the guideline developed for nutrient analysis in tree foliage.
    • Virginiles already have adult foliage and a taproot, but lack generative organs.
    • To avoid plain green foliage syndrome it is worth experimenting with varied foliage plants.
    • Martin cleverly used foliage plants that complemented and harmonised with the bronze.
    Synonyms
    leaves, leafage, greenery, vegetation
    rare herbage, verdure

Origin

Late Middle English foilage (in the sense 'design resembling leaves'): from Old French feuillage, from feuille 'leaf', from Latin folium. The change in the first syllable was due to association with Latin folium.

Definition of foliage in US English:

foliage

nounˈfoʊl(i)ɪdʒˈfōl(ē)ij
  • Plant leaves collectively.

    总称叶,叶子

    healthy green foliage

    有益健康的绿叶。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fresh grass broke through the dead foliage, and bright green buds hung on the branches.
    • The trees that flowered began to shed their foliage in December and were completely bare by January.
    • Spent flower stems can be removed as well as dead leaves but leave healthy foliage to die back naturally.
    • The green foliage bent deep towards the ground, out of respect for the snow.
    • A good basis is the guideline developed for nutrient analysis in tree foliage.
    • Lots of the plants had scented foliage and gave off a lovely perfume as we walked among them.
    • Wherever there was green foliage, be it trees or flowers, Sahara heard singing and talking.
    • At the centre of each flower are grey-blue stamen and the plant forms a compact mass of foliage and flowers.
    • Snowdrops are best moved just after flowering when there is still plenty of green foliage.
    • He's seen roses with good flowers but bad foliage, good foliage but bad flowers.
    • The foliage, some based on plants seen in the botanical gardens, some imagined, is amazing.
    • The intermediate states were characterized by nodes associated with foliage leaves.
    • There is also a plan to arrange signs attractively and plant more foliage along the beach.
    • As the direct methods only relate to foliage, they are the only ones giving real access to leaf area index.
    • Virginiles already have adult foliage and a taproot, but lack generative organs.
    • For most of the year, it's a small, unassuming plant, with rounded, evergreen foliage.
    • Martin cleverly used foliage plants that complemented and harmonised with the bronze.
    • To avoid plain green foliage syndrome it is worth experimenting with varied foliage plants.
    • He added that the council may be able to plant foliage to make the rocks look better.
    • The foliage is a bluish green while the flowers open white, with a mass of yellow stamens.
    Synonyms
    leaves, leafage, greenery, vegetation

Origin

Late Middle English foilage (in the sense ‘design resembling leaves’): from Old French feuillage, from feuille ‘leaf’, from Latin folium. The change in the first syllable was due to association with Latin folium.

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