Foliage
noun
The leaves of a plant or tree.
The shed was completely hidden by a dense screen of foliage.
Often appears as...
- dense foliage
- lush foliage
noun
A representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation.
The ancient building was decorated with beautiful stone-carved foliage.
Often appears as...
- stone-carved foliage
- intricate foliage
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Academic
noun
The leaves of a plant or tree.
The shed was completely hidden by a dense screen of foliage.
Often appears as...
- dense foliage
- lush foliage
noun
A representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation.
The ancient building was decorated with beautiful stone-carved foliage.
Often appears as...
- stone-carved foliage
- intricate foliage
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Imagery
Foliage often appears in descriptions of nature to evoke vivid imagery.
Walking through the forest, we admired the lush foliage above us.
Pro Tip 2/3Seasonal Changes
Foliage changes color and density with the seasons, a fact sometimes noted in writing.
In autumn, the foliage turns to shades of orange and red.
Pro Tip 3/3Habitat for Wildlife
Foliage can indicate a natural habitat for animals in stories and discussions.
Birds chirped hidden within the thick foliage.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Imagery
Foliage often appears in descriptions of nature to evoke vivid imagery.
Walking through the forest, we admired the lush foliage above us.
Pro Tip 2/3Seasonal Changes
Foliage changes color and density with the seasons, a fact sometimes noted in writing.
In autumn, the foliage turns to shades of orange and red.
Pro Tip 3/3Habitat for Wildlife
Foliage can indicate a natural habitat for animals in stories and discussions.
Birds chirped hidden within the thick foliage.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Imagery
Foliage often appears in descriptions of nature to evoke vivid imagery.
Walking through the forest, we admired the lush foliage above us.
Pro Tip 2/3Seasonal Changes
Foliage changes color and density with the seasons, a fact sometimes noted in writing.
In autumn, the foliage turns to shades of orange and red.
Pro Tip 3/3Habitat for Wildlife
Foliage can indicate a natural habitat for animals in stories and discussions.
Birds chirped hidden within the thick foliage.
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Nature Dates: Jack...
..because you're spotting them, but, in fact, it's probably your hearing. Really? Yeah, because you can hear things that you can't see, obviously, if they're skulking around down in the foliage. And you pick it up quite quickly. Some birds produce a very characteristic call, some are a little bit more tricky.
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Earth's mysterious red...
and monitor the health of ecosystems worldwide. Previously, researchers used levels of greenness as the main estimate for plant health. Because plants generally change colors or lose foliage when they’re stressed, higher levels of green typically indicate healthier plants. But this measure can be unreliable.
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How a windmill gets...
heat rises it sucks the cooler air through the Tehachapi pass and causes to hatchapee to be a windy spot and if you look at the the foliage into a tree you'll see there's a lot of trees that have what we call flagging the branches are all growing in the same direction and that's a very good sign what we do
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An ode to living on...
that is actually habitable to human life, and squeezed in here is where all of us live. It's easy to forget when you're up close to the dirt, the rocks, the foliage, the concrete of our lands, just how limited the room for maneuvering is. From a set of eyes close to the ground,
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Autumn Leaf Hoppers PIPE...
all it is just fantastic well I guess the best question in regards to foliage is some it will raise your hand and say gee did you did you purposely plant these trees like this and no we didn't that's nature that's what nature does it's nature's colors it just happens
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Can We Save These Rare...
possible and it's filled up with some microhabitat sights a water bowl there's a nice gradient of dry to wet they get lots of dirt they can burrow in thick foliage to hide in and this is very different than the captive environment which they were raised people don't
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Safari Live - Day 322 PIPE...
said any owl is a good owl that's fine we can try and we'll try and do that I just haven't even seen any pull spotted owl it's a barred owl that's at all but with all the foliage on the trees if you make it quite difficult to spot them
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Are Red Pandas Friendly?...
In the wild, a lot of the leaves and the foliage in the natural ranges, as well as the sun hitting these colours will help them blend in immensely, especially up in the tree canopies.
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The Proboscis Monkey PIPE...
forests foliage is too difficult to digest in this nutrient war driven by the monsoon the trees are run away winners they not only did take the bodies and lifestyles of these monkeys
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Nature's Oddest Looking...
foliage is too difficult to digest in this nutrient war driven by the monsoon the trees are run away winners they not only dictate the bodies and lifestyles
Video examples
Nature Dates: Jack...
..because you're spotting them, but, in fact, it's probably your hearing. Really? Yeah, because you can hear things that you can't see, obviously, if they're skulking around down in the foliage. And you pick it up quite quickly. Some birds produce a very characteristic call, some are a little bit more tricky.
Video examples
Earth's mysterious red...
and monitor the health of ecosystems worldwide. Previously, researchers used levels of greenness as the main estimate for plant health. Because plants generally change colors or lose foliage when they’re stressed, higher levels of green typically indicate healthier plants. But this measure can be unreliable.
Video examples
How a windmill gets...
heat rises it sucks the cooler air through the Tehachapi pass and causes to hatchapee to be a windy spot and if you look at the the foliage into a tree you'll see there's a lot of trees that have what we call flagging the branches are all growing in the same direction and that's a very good sign what we do
Video examples
An ode to living on...
that is actually habitable to human life, and squeezed in here is where all of us live. It's easy to forget when you're up close to the dirt, the rocks, the foliage, the concrete of our lands, just how limited the room for maneuvering is. From a set of eyes close to the ground,
Video examples
Autumn Leaf Hoppers PIPE...
all it is just fantastic well I guess the best question in regards to foliage is some it will raise your hand and say gee did you did you purposely plant these trees like this and no we didn't that's nature that's what nature does it's nature's colors it just happens
Video examples
Can We Save These Rare...
possible and it's filled up with some microhabitat sights a water bowl there's a nice gradient of dry to wet they get lots of dirt they can burrow in thick foliage to hide in and this is very different than the captive environment which they were raised people don't
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 322 PIPE...
said any owl is a good owl that's fine we can try and we'll try and do that I just haven't even seen any pull spotted owl it's a barred owl that's at all but with all the foliage on the trees if you make it quite difficult to spot them
Video examples
Are Red Pandas Friendly?...
In the wild, a lot of the leaves and the foliage in the natural ranges, as well as the sun hitting these colours will help them blend in immensely, especially up in the tree canopies.
Video examples
The Proboscis Monkey PIPE...
forests foliage is too difficult to digest in this nutrient war driven by the monsoon the trees are run away winners they not only did take the bodies and lifestyles of these monkeys
Video examples
Nature's Oddest Looking...
foliage is too difficult to digest in this nutrient war driven by the monsoon the trees are run away winners they not only dictate the bodies and lifestyles
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Cornel West
American Educator
When you teach black people that they are less beautiful, less moral, less intelligent, and as a result you defer to the white supremacist status quo, you rationalize your accommodation to the status quo, you lose your fire, you become much more tied to producing foliage, what appears to be the case.
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George Edward Woodberry
American Critic
Seasonal changes, as it were, take place in history, when there is practically an almost universal death, a falling of the foliage of the tree of life. Such were the intervals between the ancient and mediaeval time, the mediaeval and the modern.
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Richard Serra
American Sculptor
But you have to take all of those things, you have to take into consideration the paths, the roadways, how much cloud cover there is, how much foliage cover there is, whether there are streams, all of that comes into play.
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Charles Soule
American Author
One of the things that's been really fun about my run on 'Swamp Thing' is putting him in all kinds of different locations around the world, and seeing how his exterior foliage changes based on his location.
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Edward Steichen
American Photographer
I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming to realize that the real magician was light itself.
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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
German Novelist
India was a sensation. It was remarkable to see all those parrots flying about, the brilliant foliage and the brilliant sky. It was a tremendous pageant. I never noticed the poverty.
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Georg C. Lichtenberg
German Scientist
Erudition can produce foliage without bearing fruit.
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Cornel West
American Educator
When you teach black people that they are less beautiful, less moral, less intelligent, and as a result you defer to the white supremacist status quo, you rationalize your accommodation to the status quo, you lose your fire, you become much more tied to producing foliage, what appears to be the case.
Quote examples
George Edward Woodberry
American Critic
Seasonal changes, as it were, take place in history, when there is practically an almost universal death, a falling of the foliage of the tree of life. Such were the intervals between the ancient and mediaeval time, the mediaeval and the modern.
Quote examples
Richard Serra
American Sculptor
But you have to take all of those things, you have to take into consideration the paths, the roadways, how much cloud cover there is, how much foliage cover there is, whether there are streams, all of that comes into play.
Quote examples
Charles Soule
American Author
One of the things that's been really fun about my run on 'Swamp Thing' is putting him in all kinds of different locations around the world, and seeing how his exterior foliage changes based on his location.
Quote examples
Edward Steichen
American Photographer
I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming to realize that the real magician was light itself.
Quote examples
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
German Novelist
India was a sensation. It was remarkable to see all those parrots flying about, the brilliant foliage and the brilliant sky. It was a tremendous pageant. I never noticed the poverty.
Quote examples
Georg C. Lichtenberg
German Scientist
Erudition can produce foliage without bearing fruit.
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