What is another word for leafage?

Pronunciation: [lˈiːfɪd͡ʒ] (IPA)

Leafage is a term that refers to the overall foliage of a plant or tree. However, there are many other words that can be used in place of leafage. One such word is greenery, which is often used to refer to the lush vegetation that covers an area. Another synonym for leafage is foliage, which specifically refers to the leaves of a plant or tree. Additionally, the term flora can be used to describe the plants and trees that make up the leafage of an area. Finally, vegetation is another synonym that can be used to describe the overall greenery or leafage of a place.

What are the hypernyms for Leafage?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Leafage

A less acute and instinctive eye would have made little of it all, save the variegated colours of the foliage, but after a while he picked out a scrap of grey-brown buried deep and motionless under the leafage, much like the hue of the earth itself.
"The Tempering"
Charles Neville Buck
Their sustenance is principally the leafage of young shoots of trees, the wild fig being their favorite.
"The Pearl of India"
Maturin M. Ballou
We were coming in at great speed, much of the time on a brisk run, my mind full of white clover tops and the balm that exudes from the woods in full leafage, when, passing the commons, we saw a dog fight in which there mingled a Newfoundland as large as Nick, a blood-hound and a pointer.
"Around The Tea-Table"
T. De Witt Talmage

Famous quotes with Leafage

  • So quiet and subtle is the beauty of December that escapes the notice of many people their whole lives through.. Colour gives way to form. every branch distinct, in a delicate tracery against the sky.. new vistas obscured all Summer by leafage, now open up.
    Flora Thompson

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