leafage

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noun

The leaves of plants collectively; foliage.

“Color change in New England is the tourist time, when people come to see the leafage turn brilliant colors.”

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Meanings

nounleafage (countable and uncountable, plural leafages)

plural leafages

  1. countableuncountableThe leaves of plants collectively; foliage.

    Color change in New England is the tourist time, when people come to see the leafage turn brilliant colors.

    1 more example

    She came towards me, half feeling her way between the tree boles, and though a child, it seemed, clung to her skirt, it swerved into the leafage like a rabbit as she drew nearer.

    1932, Rudyard Kipling, They

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

Similar
leaffoliage
Broader
plant organ
Also see
foliageleaf

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From leaf + -age.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 树叶, 叶子
  • 树叶 (shùyè)leaves collectively
  • 叶子 (yèzi)leaves collectively
Cite this entry
APA

leafage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leafage

MLA

“leafage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leafage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leafage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leafage.

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