foliage plant; leafy plant
Refers to plants grown primarily for their attractive leaves rather than flowers. Common in gardening and horticulture contexts.
There are many rare foliage plants in this greenhouse.
Used for edible leafy vegetables such as spinach, lettuce, and komatsuna. Often appears in cooking and grocery contexts.
Including leafy vegetables in your daily meals is good for your health.
leaf vegetable; green vegetable; edible herb
Compound of 葉 (leaf) and 物 (thing). The reading はもの follows standard kun'yomi compounding.