vt to adorn with foliage or the imitation of foliage; to form into the representation of leaves.
2. foliage ·noun leaves, collectively, as produced or arranged by nature; leafage; as, a tree or forest of beautiful foliage.
3. foliage ·noun a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches; especially, the representation of leaves, flowers, and branches, in architecture, intended to ornament and enrich capitals, friezes, pediments, ·etc.