FOLIOSE

foliaceous, foliose, foliaged

(adjective) bearing numerous leaves

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

foliose (comparative more foliose, superlative most foliose)

leafy or leaf-like.

Anagrams

• floosie

Source: Wiktionary


Fo`li*ose", a. Etym: [L. foliosus, fr. folium leaf.] (Bot.)

Definition: Having many leaves; leafy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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