foliage

Example Sentences

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Candy-heart pink flowers against yellow foliage are not for everyone; some gardeners even choose to remove the blooms.

From Seattle Times

In Chiang Rai, the haze has grown so thick to obscure its famous mountains, and what is usually lush, green foliage appears grey.

From BBC

Now that those agricultural jobs, which included collecting firewood, have largely been abandoned by their children, the land is overgrown with dense foliage, which when dry is fuel for fires.

From Seattle Times

“It’s a beautiful plant, but way too much trouble,” von Gal says of this tall perennial with glovelike foliage, which was popular in historic landscapes and can lie dormant for decades.

From Washington Post

They started in the morning with replica guns as they crept through the foliage on simulated patrols, training on how to react if they came under fire.

From Washington Post