foliage

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In the mornings, Christine eagerly awaits the brightly colored, highly vocal birds swooping into their garden, whooping their greetings before flying off into the junglelike foliage.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

And there’s “scorch,” at the low end, when radiant heat, not flame, kills the crown but leaves dead foliage in place.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

But he is best known for his inimitable, Surrealist pictures featuring skeletal, architectonic figures—merging humans, animals, foliage, totems and signs—which, though indecipherable, are instantly recognizable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

For many of us, our first foray into foliage begins at Christmas when we are gifted a poinsettia.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

As I looked around for something, anything, we could use against him, I spotted a long, moss-covered object half-hidden in the foliage.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda