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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Foliage \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}.]
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     1. Leaves, collectively, as produced or arranged by nature;
        leafage; as, a tree or forest of beautiful foliage.


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     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.
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     {Foliage plant} (Bot.), any plant cultivated for the beauty
        of its leaves, as many kinds of {Begonia} and {Coleus}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Foliage \Fo"li*age\, v. t.
     To adorn with foliage or the imitation of foliage; to form
     into the representation of leaves. [R.] --Drummond.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  foliage
       n 1: the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher
            plants [syn: {leaf}, {leafage}]
       2: (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament [syn: {foliation}]

















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