as in vegetation
green leaves or plants
decided the office needed more foliage and bought a few plants
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Try adding something small to a space—a lamp, a throw pillow, or even a plant with red foliage.
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Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
Common companion plants for foliage color are ornamental cabbage and kale.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
Limbs in the email photo showed some with green foliage.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2024
The whip-like stems grow inside the tubes, which are made of a plastic that allows sunlight to reach the foliage inside.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2024
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Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
Common companion plants for foliage color are ornamental cabbage and kale.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
Limbs in the email photo showed some with green foliage.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2024
The whip-like stems grow inside the tubes, which are made of a plastic that allows sunlight to reach the foliage inside.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Foliage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foliage. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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