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Foliate vs Foliage - What's the difference?

foliate | foliage |

As an adjective foliate

is of or relating to leaves.

As a verb foliate

is to form into leaves.

As a noun foliage is

the leaves of plants.

foliate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of or relating to leaves
  • shaped like a leaf
  • (geology) foliated
  • Derived terms

    * subfoliate

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To form into leaves.
  • To beat into a leaf, or thin plate.
  • (Francis Bacon)
  • To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver.
  • to foliate a looking-glass
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    foliage

    English

    (wikipedia)

    Alternative forms

    * (qualifier) (l)

    Noun

  • The leaves of plants.
  • *
  • *:Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage , and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.
  • (lb) Fall foliage.
  • An architectural ornament representing foliage.