FOLIACEOUS

foliate, foliated, foliaceous

(adjective) (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata

foliaceous, foliose, foliaged

(adjective) bearing numerous leaves

foliaceous

(adjective) of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

foliaceous (comparative more foliaceous, superlative most foliaceous)

Resembling a leaf or leaves.

Bearing leaves.

Synonyms

• (resembling a leaf): leaflike

Source: Wiktionary

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Fo`li*a"ceous, a. Etym: [L. foliaceus, fr. folium leaf.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: Belonging to, or having the texture or nature of, a leaf; having leaves intermixed with flowers; as, a foliaceous spike.

2. (Min.)

Definition: Consisting of leaves or thin laminæ; having the form of a leaf or plate; as, foliaceous spar.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Leaflike in form or mode of growth; as, a foliaceous coral.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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