glossy foliage

collocation in English

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glossy
adjective
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/ˈɡlɒs.i/us
/ˈɡlɑː.si/
smooth ...
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foliage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈfəʊ.li.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈfoʊ.li.ɪdʒ/
the leaves of a plant or tree, or leaves on the stems or branches on which they ...
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(Definition ofglossyandfoliagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The plant has green, shiny and texturedglossyfoliagewhich stays green all year round.
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It is also kept as bonsai and cultivated in gardens for the contrast of theglossyfoliageand slender red stems.
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Its bright greenglossyfoliagegives brilliant coppery to red fall colors.
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This hawthorn is considered a beautiful tree for ornamental use, bearing a richglossyfoliage, sometimes retained during winter months (semi-evergreen), and with heavy fruiting.
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They have very large flowers andglossyfoliage.
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This evergreen shrub has a dark green andglossyfoliage.
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They flower repeatedly on vigorous, frequently semi-climbing shrubs withglossyfoliageand purple-tinted canes.
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The berry clusters often sag down below theglossyfoliage.
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It is an evergreen shrub, grown for its very fragrant, fleshy, pale-pink, tubular flowers, each with 4 spreading lobes, and for itsglossyfoliage.
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It is grown as an ornamental in gardens for its attractiveglossyfoliageand its clusters of small, scented, white flowers.
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The covert of this eminence is altogether "beech", the most lovely of all forest trees, whether we consider its smooth rind or bark, itsglossyfoliage, or graceful pendulous boughs.
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