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FOHL-ee-ij/ˈfəʊliɪdʒ/

Foliage is leaves considered as a mass: dense foliage, autumn foliage. Leaves is the everyday plural; greenery is informal; a single leaf is not foliage. Do not caption a blocked fire door as a green campus win.

Meaning

The leaves of plants, considered together.

Examples

• “Foliage blocking the fire door is a hazard, not a “green campus” caption.”
• “Leaves is everyday. Canopy is trees from above. Undergrowth is low. Planting can be policy. An exit must stay clear. Cut the ivy; keep the caption for the courtyard, not the door.”

Good to know

Leaves as a mass. Everyday: leaves. Contrast: a single leaf; undergrowth. Green copy ≠ a clear exit.

Near in meaning

leaves

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