foliage
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On hotter days, koalas regulate body temperature by hugging trees to dissipate heat or seeking out denser foliage and lower trees away from direct sunlight.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
This provides a consistent backdrop of pink foliage, allowing an insect with similar coloring to remain hidden from predators.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2026
Soon enough, trees everywhere were showing blotchy, mottled, yellowed leaves and suffering from twig dieback and sparse foliage.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
One of my favorite passages captures Mr. Haskell’s first encounter, in Australia, with a Moreton Bay fig tree, its thick, leathery foliage crowded by figbirds longing for the tree’s fruits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The streets in San Jose smelled like Maryam flowers, and as we walked the mile to the market, she pointed out other plants and foliage that she thought were beautiful.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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