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Blattwerk

foliage

noun BLAT-verk Rare
Animals & Nature Plants

Also means

leafage

Usage Note

Blattwerk is a collective term for the leaves of a plant or tree, used in both botanical and literary contexts. Unlike Laub (fallen or deciduous leaves), Blattwerk stresses the decorative or structural whole of a plant's leaf cover.

Examples

"Das dichte Blattwerk der Buchen filtert das Sonnenlicht."

Natural Translation

The dense foliage of the beeches filters the sunlight.

Literal Translation

The dense leaf-work of-the beeches filters the sunlight.

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