foliage
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White walls would cede to green foliage, effectively camouflaging the facade—but also playing into the hands of critics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
In the mornings, Christine eagerly awaits the brightly colored, highly vocal birds swooping into their garden, whooping their greetings before flying off into the junglelike foliage.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
For many of us, our first foray into foliage begins at Christmas when we are gifted a poinsettia.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
Offering more than 14,800 square feet of living space, the extraordinary estate is four times the size of Ramsey’s rental home and sits on a stunning 5-acre lot, surrounded by beautiful trees and foliage.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 16, 2025
“Let us as much as possible, train out creepers, and branches of trees, upon bridges, pulling down and nailing the branches, aiming to obtain shade and reflection of foliage and broken obscuration of water.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Vocabulary lists containing foliage
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