foliage
/ˈfəʊlɪɪdʒ/noun
mass noun
- plant leaves, collectively总称叶, 叶子:
healthy green foliage.
有益健康的绿叶。
词源
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.