From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics:Plants,Gardening,Biologyfo‧li‧age/ˈfəʊli-ɪdʒ$ˈfoʊ-/noun[uncountable]the leaves of a plantdark green foliage Examples from the Corpus foliage•Aharesquatsamongstfoliage, in ascenewhich isenclosedby aroundelsupporte...
estranged pronunciation:foliagetraces back to Middle Frenchfoille("leaf"), which is also the source of the English wordfoil(as in "aluminum foil"). When adopted by Middle English speakers,foiloriginally meant "leaf." Love it or leaf it, there’s just no taking the "foil" out offoliage. ...
estranged pronunciation:foliagetraces back to Middle Frenchfoille("leaf"), which is also the source of the English wordfoil(as in "aluminum foil"). When adopted by Middle English speakers,foiloriginally meant "leaf." Love it or leaf it, there’s just no taking the "foil" out offoliage. ...
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. transitive verbrareTo adorn with foliage or the imitation of foliage; to form into the representation of leaves. nounLeaves, collectively, as produced or arranged by nature; leafage. ...
Origin of foliage1 1400–50; late Middle English foilage < Middle French fueillage, foillage, derivative of feuille leaf; influenced by Latin folium folium. See foil 2, -ageDiscover More Example Sentences Examples have not been reviewed. Passersby wouldn’t have known what was on the lot be...
Bud definition: a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud ), the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud ), or both (mixed bud ).. See examples of BUD used in a sentence.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English sus‧pi‧cion/səˈspɪʃən/●●○noun 1[countable, uncountable]a feeling you have that someone is probablyguiltyof doing somethingwrongordishonestI can’t say for definite who did it, but I certainlyhavemysuspicions.Policesuspicionswere...
Sweet woodruff is easy to grow and adapts to a wide range of garden conditions, although afternoon sun in high summer can scorch the foliage. FromSeattle Times One dessert currently on the menu, "Strawberries and Woodruff", only uses foraged woodruff because it would not be sustainable to har...
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"covered with grass or foliage." From early 14c. of fruit or vegetables, "unripe, immature;" and of persons, "of tender age, youthful, immature, inexperienced;" hence "gullible, immature with regard to judgment" (c. 1600). From mid-13c. in reference to the skin or complexion of one...