foliage

n.

1. 1. Plant leaves, especially tree leaves, considered as a group.
   2. A cluster of leaves.
2. An ornamental representation of leaves, stems, and flowers, especially in architecture.

[Alteration (influenced by Latin folium, leaf) of Middle English foilage, from Old French foillage, from foille, leaf. See foil².]

foliaged fo'li·aged adj.

IN BRIEF: The leaves of a tree or plant, or of many trees or plants.

If a plant does not receive enough water, the foliage will wither and turn brown.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
  Synonyms: leaf, leafage

Meaning #2: (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
  Synonym: foliation

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - blade, løv, løvværk

Nederlands (Dutch)
gebladerte, loof, voorstelling van gebladerte (architectuur etc.)

Français (French)
n. - feuillage

Deutsch (German)
n. - Blätter, Laubwerk

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυτολ.) φύλλωμα, φυλλωσιά

Italiano (Italian)
fogliame

Português (Portuguese)
n. - folhagem (f) (das plantas)

Русский (Russian)
листва, листья

Español (Spanish)
n. - follaje, fronda, hojas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - löv

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
树叶, 植物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 樹葉, 植物

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 잎, 잎무늬

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 葉

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أوراق النبته‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עלווה, קישוט בצורת עלים‬

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