leafage

as in foliage
green leaves or plants the springtime leafage enveloping the park makes it seem much more private

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Noun
  • Even minor sparks or drifting embers can incite nearby foliage or grass, setting off a rapidly spreading fire.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Managing and Replanting Tulip Bulbs After the third year of blooms and foliage dieback, use a small garden fork to gently dig up the cluster of bulbs.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Stream beds were exempt from vegetation clearing, an attempt to keep powerful winter flows from sluicing sediment into the lake.
    CalMatters, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Texas has seen fire hazards range from the far northern Panhandle, where ground vegetation froze and dried out, and push hundreds of miles east to the coast.
    JIM VERTUNO, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Test yourself on March Madness, famous flora and standout states in this week's American Culture Quiz.
    Fox News Staff, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
  • An organic farm supplies the kitchen and, through the replanting of endemic flora, the project aims to eventually sequester more than 100,000 tons of carbon a year.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Leafage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leafage. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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