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Definitions for: Foliage [n] (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
[n] the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
Webster (1913) Definition: Fo"li*age, n. [OF. foillage, fueillage, F. feuillage,
fr. OF. foille, fueille, fueil, F. feulle, leaf, L. folium.
See 3d Foil, and cf. Foliation, Filemot.]
1. Leaves, collectively, as produced or arranged by nature;
leafage; as, a tree or forest of beautiful foliage.
2. A cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches; especially,
the representation of leaves, flowers, and branches, in
architecture, intended to ornament and enrich capitals,
friezes, pediments, etc.
Foliage plant (Bot.), any plant cultivated for the beauty
of its leaves, as many kinds of Begonia and Coleus.
Fo"li*age, v. t.
To adorn with foliage or the imitation of foliage; to form
into the representation of leaves. [R.] --Drummond.
Synonyms: foliation, leaf, leafage
See Also: amplexicaul leaf, architectural ornament, blade, compound leaf, cotyledon, crenate leaf, dandelion green, dentate leaf, emarginate leaf, entire leaf, erose leaf, fig leaf, floral leaf, frond, greenery, leaf blade, leaf form, leaf shape, leaflet, lobed leaf, pad, parenchyma, parted leaf, plant organ, rosette, runcinate leaf, scale, scale leaf, seed leaf, serrate leaf, simple leaf, sporophyl, sporophyll, verdure
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