pitcher vs foliage

foliage vs pitcher

pitcher and foliage both are nouns.

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

As nouns, foliage is a hypernym of pitcher; that is, foliage is a word with a broader meaning than pitcher:

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

Other hypernyms of pitcher include leaf, leafage.

pitcher (noun)	foliage (noun)
the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit	(architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring	the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
(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 pitcher and foliage

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