foliage vs blade

blade vs foliage

foliage and blade both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
foliage	Yes	No	No	No
blade	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, blade is a hyponym of foliage; that is, blade is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than foliage:

foliage: the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
blade: especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

Other hyponyms of foliage include cataphyll, floral leaf, dandelion green, pitcher, sporophyl, sporophyll, leaf blade, amplexicaul leaf, greenery, verdure, leaflet, frond, pad, scale, scale leaf, betel, betel leaf, fig leaf, simple leaf, compound leaf, entire leaf, crenate leaf, serrate leaf, dentate leaf, emarginate leaf, erose leaf, runcinate leaf, lobed leaf, parallel-veined leaf, parted leaf, prickly-edged leaf, rosette.

foliage (noun)	blade (noun)
(architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament	the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants	a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
	flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
	the part of the skate that slides on the ice
	a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)
	a cut of beef from the shoulder blade
	something long and thin resembling a blade of grass
	a dashing young man
	especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

Difference between foliage and blade

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.