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foliaceous
[ foh-lee-ey-shuhs ]
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.
foliaceous
/ ˌfəʊlɪˈeɪʃəs /
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
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Other Words From
- foli·aceous·ness noun
- super·foli·aceous adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of foliaceous1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of foliaceous1
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Example Sentences
It may be observed that the gills or foliaceous lamin are placed at the circumference of the body, and at its smallest parts.
Its flower-heads are surrounded by a spreading foliaceous woolly involucre, and its foliage is also of the same woolly character.
We will begin with the Scarabides, with their heavy compact body, and short antenn, terminated by a foliaceous club.
Ventral tentacular cirrus of second somite of a thin or foliaceous and asymmetrical form.
They are usually twice pinnatifid, the pinnules being connected by a very narrow foliaceous border along the midribs.
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