as in vegetation
green leaves or plants
decided the office needed more foliage and bought a few plants
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Recent Examples of foliage
This year, for the first time, its leaves yellowed after flowering at the end of winter, but as summer approached, its foliage turned deep, shiny green again.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 26 July 2025
Fennel: With its fine, feathery foliage and yellow umbels, fennel adds texture and movement.
—Lauren Dunec Hoang, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2025
This practice is to raise the appeal of the shrub’s foliage or flowers above other surrounding plants that might be in the foreground.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
Plus the foliage and tall stems of fennel and dill add a wispy touch to beautiful flower bouquets.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2025
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 26 July 2025
Fennel: With its fine, feathery foliage and yellow umbels, fennel adds texture and movement.
—Lauren Dunec Hoang, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2025
This practice is to raise the appeal of the shrub’s foliage or flowers above other surrounding plants that might be in the foreground.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
Plus the foliage and tall stems of fennel and dill add a wispy touch to beautiful flower bouquets.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for foliage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foliage
Noun
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Regularly trimming vegetation, clearing debris, and keeping firewood away from exterior walls creates a hostile perimeter for pests.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
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For 94 years, the Howard family provided Austin residents with trees, shrubs, flowers and other vegetation for their gardens and farms at their eponymous nurseries, one on Shady Lane in East Austin, and the other on East Koenig Lane north of Hyde Park.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Instead, lei represent our delicate food genealogies and fragrant flora, as told in our oral histories: This arid island is known for its lei hala, made from pandanus fruit and presented during periods of change or transition.—
D. Kauwila Mahi,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 July 2025
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English-speaking Central American country, boasting flora, coral reefs and convenience to the U.S.—
William P. Barrett,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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“Foliage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foliage. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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