foliaceous

[foh-lee-ey-shuh s]

adjective

of, like, or of the nature of a plant leaf; leaflike.

bearing leaves or leaflike parts.

pertaining to or consisting of leaves.

consisting of leaflike plates or laminae; foliated.

Origin of foliaceous

First recorded in 1650–60, foliaceous is from the Latin word foliāceus leafy, like a leaf. See folium, -aceous

Related formsfo·li·a·ceous·ness, nounsu·per·fo·li·a·ceous, adjective

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Examples from the Web for foliaceous

Historical Examples of foliaceous

Body flattened, the two dorsal borders prominent and foliaceous.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5
Various
The books suggest that these foliaceous appendages are the organs of some special sense akin to touch.
Concerning Animals and Other Matters
E.H. Aitken, (AKA Edward Hamilton)
The varices are simple and not foliaceous as in M. rufus; the shell is more globose.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide
Augusta Foote Arnold
These latter organs may be absent or they may themselves be the subjects of foliaceous development.
Vegetable Teratology
Maxwell T. Masters
Foliaceous, belonging to, or of the texture or nature of, a leaf (folium).
The Elements of Botany
Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for foliaceous

foliaceous

adjective

having the appearance of the leaf of a plant

bearing leaves or leaflike structures

geology (of certain rocks, esp schists) consisting of thin layers; foliated

Word Origin for foliaceous

C17: from Latin foliāceus

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