foliation, foliage
(noun) (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
leaf, leafage, foliage
(noun) the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
Source: WordNet® 3.1
foliage (countable and uncountable, plural foliages)
The leaves of plants.
(short for) Fall foliage.
An architectural ornament representing foliage.
• foilage
Source: Wiktionary
Fo"li*age, n. Etym: [OF. foillage, fueillage, F. feuillage, fr. OF. foille, fueille, fueil, F. feulle, leaf, L. folium. See 3d Foil, and cf. Foliation, Filemot.]
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. Foliage plant (Bot.), any plant cultivated for the beauty of its leaves, as many kinds of Begonia and Coleus.
Fo"li*age, v. t.
Definition: To adorn with foliage or the imitation of foliage; to form into the representation of leaves. [R.] Drummond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2025
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
