What is Foliage?

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Foliage

/ˈfō-lē-ij/
Foliage is plants and leaves collectively. It just means greenness and not bareness.

Word Background

Imagine a beautiful forest, filled with tall trees and lush green plants. All those leaves and branches together are called foliage.

Foliage refers to the leaves, branches, and stems of plants. It’s the leafy part of trees and bushes that we see. Foliage can be different colors, shapes, and sizes, depending on the type of plant.

In autumn, many trees have colorful foliage, with leaves turning red, yellow, and orange. This beautiful display of color is often called fall foliage.

Example Sentence

In the rainforest, the dense foliage blocks a majority of the sunlight from reaching the plants on the ground.

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