green foliage

collocation in English

meaningsofgreenandfoliage

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green
adjective
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/ɡriːn/us
/ɡriːn/
of a colour between blue and yellow; of the colour ...
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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 ofgreenandfoliagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Seedlings that were intact or retained somegreenfoliagewere scored as alive; seedlings scored as dead were missing or present as dry skeletons.
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Chemical composition of broiler basal diets differed significantly from the threegreenfoliagesupplements.
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Damage was considered moderate if plants lost from 33 to 67%greenfoliage, and categorized as severe if the combined leaf area was greater than 67% damaged.
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Some aromas commonly associated with the grape include peaches and freshgreenfoliage.
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These are small, weedy-looking annual plants with sticky, aromaticgreenfoliage.
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Fruit ripens mid to late winter and always crops very heavily, making a spectacular display against the darkgreenfoliage.
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The palegreenfoliageconsists of three leaflets.
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It is notable for its darkgreenfoliagewith strongly contrasting white or red veins.
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It is quite rare in the wild, and has seen limited use in landscaping for its brightgreenfoliageand purple-black fruits.
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Its creepinggreenfoliagemakes a good groundcover.
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The rounded crown of dense, darkgreenfoliageis composed of very small pinnules.
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The darkgreenfoliagefronds are large, 24 ft long, with elongated stalks.
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Tropical pine forest flourishes at the base of this hill, while the valleys supportgreenfoliage.
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This edge of the garden is planted with large pines with red ochre trunks and branches, withgreenfoliagesaddened by a mixture of black.
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The richly hued orchids on thegreenfoliageare soothing to the eyes.
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The painting is dominated bygreenfoliage, with no horizon or other horizontal line to give the painting depth.
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