as in foliage
green leaves or plants
the springtime leafage enveloping the park makes it seem much more private
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Noun
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Gorgeous, blue-tinged foliage grows in a dense mat covering the ground, providing evergreen color and stabilizing the soil.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025 -
The amount of high-energy radiation that filters in through the foliage can vary greatly between habitats, some of which are heavily shaded by leafy canopies, while others are more open and allow more sunlight in.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The types of vegetation that livestock do remove tend to grow back within one year, so the benefit of them eating plants to prevent fires is short-lived and not worth the environmental cost.—
Delaney Rudy,
The Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2025
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This destabilizes the soil, weakens native vegetation, damages lawns, and causes erosion.—
Alan Clemons,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
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Originally from Montana, Pennoyer loves to photograph the flora and fauna of Minnesota but also enjoys traveling and photographing around other parts of the country.—
Meghan Davy Sandvold,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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Along California’s borders with Oregon, Nevada and Arizona, border protection stations run by the California Department of Food and Agriculture control the flora and fauna entering the state through highways.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Leafage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leafage. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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