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foliage 音标拼音: [f'olɪdʒ] [f'oliɪdʒ] n. 叶子,叶饰 叶子,叶饰 foliage n 1: the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants [ synonym: { leaf}, { leafage}, { foliage}] 2: ( architecture) leaf- like architectural ornament [ synonym: { foliation}, { foliage}] Foliage \ Fo" li* age\, n. [ OF. foillage, fueillage, F. feuillage, fr. OF. foille, fueille, fueil, F. feulle, leaf, L. folium. See 3d { Foil}, and cf. { Foliation}, { Filemot}.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. Leaves, collectively, as produced or arranged by nature; leafage; as, a tree or forest of beautiful foliage. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] { Foliage plant} ( Bot.), any plant cultivated for the beauty of its leaves, as many kinds of { Begonia} and { Coleus}. [ 1913 Webster]
Foliage \ Fo" li* age\, v. t. To adorn with foliage or the imitation of foliage; to form into the representation of leaves. [ R.] -- Drummond. [ 1913 Webster]
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