noun
Meaning 1
The leaves of plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: leafage
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
The leaves of plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: leafage
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Fall foliage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An architectural ornament representing foliage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
(architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: foliation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: architectural ornament
noun
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: leaf, leafage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plant organ
Narrower terms: cataphyll, floral leaf, dandelion green, pitcher, sporophyll, sporophyl, blade, leaf blade, amplexicaul leaf, greenery, verdure, leaflet, frond, pad, scale, scale leaf, fig leaf, simple leaf, compound leaf, entire leaf, crenate leaf, serrate leaf, dentate leaf, emarginate leaf, erose leaf, runcinate leaf, lobed leaf, parallel-veined leaf, parted leaf, prickly-edged leaf, rosette
History
From earlier foilage, from Late Middle English ffoylage, from Middle French feuillage. The more recent form is influenced by Latin folium (“leaf”).
Across languages
74 source translations are retained for this English entry.