as in vegetation
green leaves or plants
decided the office needed more foliage and bought a few plants
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In the trials where the foliage was not changed, only 25 percent of the new birds tried the resident solution on the first attempt, even when the locals were getting better food.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
In testing, the Landscape Mixer did indeed give the foliage fall colors.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
The first picture is a selfie of the two of them taken by Violet, and the second and third slides show off the fall foliage on campus.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Nov. 2024
This is partly due to the thick Caribbean foliage, and partly due to the walls Hemingway had built to create a bit of privacy.
—Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
In testing, the Landscape Mixer did indeed give the foliage fall colors.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
The first picture is a selfie of the two of them taken by Violet, and the second and third slides show off the fall foliage on campus.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Nov. 2024
This is partly due to the thick Caribbean foliage, and partly due to the walls Hemingway had built to create a bit of privacy.
—Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Foliage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foliage. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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