leafage

as in foliage
green leaves or plants the springtime leafage enveloping the park makes it seem much more private

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Noun
  • Chemical Control Options Spraying the foliage of any vine that is covering a shrub or is surrounded by desirable landscape plants with any type of chemical or natural herbicide like vinegar is not practical.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
  • Water with soaker hoses or drip irrigation to keep foliage dry which might otherwise be infected with devastating mildew.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • There are about 3,600 bunkers on Sazan, armored cement mushrooms emerging from the vegetation or perched on mountaintops like lookouts against phantom American aircraft carriers or Soviet frigates.
    Marzio Mian, The Dial, 12 June 2025
  • The main reasons for the constant uptick are power line undergrounding, other fire mitigation projects and vegetation management by PG&E and other top utilities.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • In its center stands a semi-mature gingko tree — a rare climate resistant species of flora that can withstand temperatures ranging between -30 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
  • The ground-level store features designs of local flora and bird motifs.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
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“Leafage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leafage. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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