What does "foliage" mean?

Foliage: A cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches; especially, the representation of leaves, flowers, and branches, in architecture, intended to ornament and enrich capitals, friezes, pediments, etc. Foliage plant (Bot.), any plant cultivated for the beauty of its leaves, as many kinds of Begonia and Coleus.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To adorn with foliage or the imitation of foliage; to form into the representation of leaves. [R.] Drummond.

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