foliage plant

foliage plant
noun Date: 1862 a plant grown primarily for its decorative foliage

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  • Foliage plant — Foliage Fo li*age, n. [OF. foillage, fueillage, F. feuillage, fr. OF. foille, fueille, fueil, F. feulle, leaf, L. folium. See 3d {Foil}, and cf. {Foliation}, {Filemot}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Leaves, collectively, as produced or arranged by nature;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • foliage plant — noun : a plant grown primarily for its decorative foliage (as members of the genera Coleus and Philodendron) * * * any plant grown chiefly for its attractive leaves. [1860 65] * * * foliage plant noun One grown for the beauty of its foliage • • • …   Useful english dictionary

  • foliage plant — fo′liage plant n. pln any plant grown chiefly for its attractive leaves …   From formal English to slang

  • foliage plant — any plant grown chiefly for its attractive leaves. [1860 65] * * * …   Universalium

  • Foliage plant diseases — This article is a list of diseases of foliage llants (house plants).Bacterial diseasesReferences* [http://www.apsnet.org/online/common/names/foliage.asp Common Names of Diseases, The American Phytopathological Society] …   Wikipedia

  • Foliage — Fo li*age, n. [OF. foillage, fueillage, F. feuillage, fr. OF. foille, fueille, fueil, F. feulle, leaf, L. folium. See 3d {Foil}, and cf. {Foliation}, {Filemot}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Leaves, collectively, as produced or arranged by nature; leafage;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • List of foliage plant diseases (Araceae) — This is a list of diseases of foliage plants belonging to the Araceae.Plant SpeciesViral diseasesReferences* [http://www.apsnet.org/online/common/names/foliage.asp Common Names of Diseases, The American Phytopathological Society] …   Wikipedia

  • List of foliage plant diseases (Acanthaceae) — This is a list of diseases of foliage plants belonging to the Acanthaceae.Plant speciesViral diseasesReferences* [http://www.apsnet.org/online/common/names/foliage.asp Common Names of Diseases, The American Phytopathological Society] …   Wikipedia

  • List of foliage plant diseases (Agavaceae) — This is a list of diseases of foliage plants belonging to the family Agavaceae.Plant SpeciesNematodes, parasiticReferences* [http://www.apsnet.org/online/common/names/foliage.asp Common Names of Diseases, The American Phytopathological Society] …   Wikipedia

  • List of foliage plant diseases (Araliaceae) — This is a list of diseases of foliage plants belonging to the family Araliaceae.Plant speciesReferences* [http://www.apsnet.org/online/common/names/foliage.asp Common Names of Diseases, The American Phytopathological Society] …   Wikipedia

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