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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

foliage

/ˈfoʊliɪd͡ʒ/

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What does foliage mean?

noun

  1. The leaves of plants.
  2. Fall foliage.
  3. An architectural ornament representing foliage.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈfoʊliɪd͡ʒ/

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Nothing was said until, against a shady background of foliage, five white bars were visible, crossing their route a little way ahead.
Thomas HardyFar from the Madding CrowdProject Gutenberg ebook #27
From a great mass of impenetrable foliage a few yards away emerged Tarzan of the Apes to swing quietly in his wake.
Edgar Rice BurroughsTarzan of the ApesProject Gutenberg ebook #78
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We got comfortable lodgment and satisfactory concealment among the foliage, and then we had nothing to do but listen to the hunt.
Mark TwainA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtProject Gutenberg ebook #86
Following the channel, he winged his flight for miles over the cool sparkling water, between the tangle of foliage bordering the banks.
Gene Stratton-PorterThe Song of the CardinalProject Gutenberg ebook #533
The foliage of its woods was dark and gloomy, for they were composed of firs, larches, evergreen oaks, wild olive-trees, and laurels.
Alexis de TocquevilleDemocracy in America — Volume 1Translated by Henry ReeveProject Gutenberg ebook #815