French word

feuillage

Pronunciation

IPA/fœjaʒ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounfoliage

Example

Le feuillage des arbres cache la maison en été.

The trees' foliage hides the house in summer.

Illustration for feuillage (foliage)

More examples

Un oiseau s'est envolé du feuillage.

A bird flew out of the foliage.

Core concept

A leafy layer that covers the branches and forms a plant's visible green mass.

Common phrases

  • un feuillage vert

    green foliage

  • un feuillage printanier

    spring foliage

  • dans le feuillage

    in the foliage

Similar words

feuille: A single leaf from a tree.
branche: A tree limb where leaves and smaller twigs grow.
végétation: The plant life found throughout a particular area.

Definition in French

Désigne l'ensemble des feuilles d'un arbre ou d'une plante formant une couche végétale.

Word origin

Feuillage comes from feuille, meaning leaf, with the collective suffix -age, while feuille descends from Latin folium.

Usage tips

  • Feuillage is normally a mass noun, so le feuillage refers to the foliage as a whole rather than to individual leaves.

Other meanings

  • leavesnoun

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