meaning of foliage
1. Leaves, collectively, as produced or arranged by nature; leafage; as, a tree or forest of beautiful foliage.
2. 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.
3. To adorn with foliage or the imitation of foliage; to form into the representation of leaves.
4. architecture leaf-like architectural ornament