foliage vs pitcher

pitcher vs foliage

foliage and pitcher both are nouns.

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

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

foliage: the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
pitcher: (botany) a leaf that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer

Other hyponyms of foliage include cataphyll, floral leaf, dandelion green, sporophyl, sporophyll, blade, 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)	pitcher (noun)
(architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament	the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants	an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
	(baseball) the person who does the pitching
	(botany) a leaf that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer
	the quantity contained in a pitcher

Difference between foliage and pitcher

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