foliage Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
    leaf; leafage.
  2. noun (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
    foliation.

WordNet

Fo"li*age noun
Etymology
OF. foillage, fueillage, F. feuillage, fr. OF. foille, fueille, fueil, F. feulle, leaf, L. folium. See 3d Foil, and cf. Foliation, Filemot.
Definitions
  1. Leaves, collectively, as produced or arranged by nature; leafage; as, a tree or forest of beautiful foliage.
  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.
Fo"li*age transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To adorn with foliage or the imitation of foliage; to form into the representation of leaves. R. Drummond.

Webster 1913