| 单词 | foliage |
| 释义 | foliage (once / 514 pages) 1n 2n Foliage refers to the leafy parts of a tree or plant. "Don't eat the foliage on the rhubarb plant because the leaves are poisonous and eating them can be fatal; the stems, on the other hand, are tasty." The noun foliage refers to leaves — either individual leaves or the collective leafy canopy of many trees or plants. Every autumn, thousands of people drive through the New England countryside to view the fall foliage, enjoying the brilliant russet and gold leaves against a crisp blue sky. The jungle foliage, on the other hand, can be so dense that one may have to slice through it with a machete in order to pass through it. WORD FAMILYfoliage: foliages USAGE EXAMPLESHuman order and disheveled foliage combine in a charming way. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) The state likens the reports to the fall foliage reports. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) Only occasionally do they pause, perhaps hearing a light rustle on the fallen leaves or glimpsing something scampering among the dark green foliage. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) 1 n the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper leaf, leafage cataphyll a reduced or scarcely developed leaf at the start of a plant's life (i.e., cotyledons) or in the early stages of leaf development floral leafa modified leaf that is part of a flower dandelion greenthe foliage of the dandelion plant pitcher(botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer sporophyl, sporophyllleaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia blade, leaf bladeespecially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole amplexicaul leafa leaf with its base clasping the stem greenery, verduregreen foliage leafletpart of a compound leaf frondcompound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad padthe large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily) scale, scale leafa specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin fig leafa leaf from a fig tree simple leafa leaf that is not divided into parts compound leafa leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk entire leafa leaf having a smooth margin without notches or indentations crenate leafa leaf having a scalloped margin serrate leafa leaf having a margin notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex dentate leafa leaf having a toothed margin emarginate leafa leaf having a notch at the apex erose leafa leaf having a jagged margin as though gnawed runcinate leafa leaf having incised margins with the lobes or teeth curved toward the base; as a dandelion leaf lobed leafa leaf having deeply indented margins parallel-veined leafa leaf whose veins run in parallel from the stem parted leafa leaf having margins incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes prickly-edged leafa leaf having prickly margins rosettea cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common center or crown (usually at or close to the ground) cotyledon, seed leafembryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants megasporophyllin non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only megasporangia microsporophyllin non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only microsporangia flower petal, petalpart of the perianth that is usually brightly colored sepalone of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower pinna, pinnuledivision of a usually pinnately divided leaf lily padfloating leaves of a water lily squamulea minute scale trifoliolate leafhaving three leaflets quinquefoliate leafa compound leaf having five leaflets palmate leafa leaf resembling an open hand; having lobes radiating from a common point pinnate leafa leaf resembling a feather; having the leaflets on each side of a common axis decompound leafa leaf having divisions that are themselves compound acerate leaf, needlethe leaf of a conifer acuminate leafa leaf narrowing to a slender point cordate leafa heart-shaped leaf cuneate leafa wedge-shaped leaf having the acute angle at the base deltoid leafa simple leaf shaped like a capital delta elliptic leafa simple leaf shaped like an ellipse ensiform leafa sword-shaped leaf; as of iris hastate leafa leaf shaped like a spearhead with flaring pointed lobes at the base lanceolate leafa leaf shaped like a lance head; tapering to a point at each end elongate leaf, linear leafa long slender leaf lyrate leafa simple leaf having curvature suggestive of a lyre obtuse leafa simple leaf having a rounded or blunt tip oblanceolate leafa leaf having a rounded apex and tapering base oblong leafa simple leaf that is rounded at each end with parallel sides obovate leafan egg-shaped leaf with the narrower end at the base ovate leafan egg-shaped leaf with the broader end at the base orbiculate leafcircular or nearly circular leaf pandurate leaf, panduriform leafa fiddle-shaped leaf peltate leafa shield-shaped leaf; as a nasturtium leaf perfoliate leafa leaf with the base united around--and apparently pierced by--the stem reniform leafa simple kidney-shaped leaf sagittate-leaf, sagittiform leafa leaf shaped like an arrow head spatulate leafspatula-shaped leaf; having a broad rounded apex and narrow base denticulate leafa leaf having a finely toothed margin; minutely dentate plant organ a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus n (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament Syn|Hyper foliation architectural ornament (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance |
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