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a combining form meaning “having leaves (of a specified number or type)”: unifolious.
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Origin of -folious
Combining form representing Latin foliōsusfoliose
Words nearby -folious
folio, foliolate, foliole, folio recto, foliose, -folious, folio verso, folium, folivore, folk, folk art
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