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foliage

Syllabification: (fo·li·age)
Pronunciation: /ˈfōl(ē)ij/
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Definition of foliage

noun

  • plant leaves, collectively:healthy green foliage

Origin:

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

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