foliar
[foh-lee-er]
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adjective
of, relating to, or having the nature of a leaf or leaves.
Origin of foliar
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Historical Examples of foliar
Phyllome, foliar parts, those answering to leaves in their nature.
The Elements of BotanyAsa Gray
Such behavior suggests that these plants were originally furnished with cylindrical stems and foliar leaves.
For other illustrations of increased leaf-formation, see Multiplication of foliar organs.
Vegetable TeratologyMaxwell T. Masters
On turning from foliar expansions, to stems and roots, facts of like meaning meet us.
Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. IHerbert Spencer
No special secretion has been observed to be exuded in the foliar chambers of Lathraea.
The Romance of Plant LifeG. F. Scott Elliot
foliar
adjective
Word Origin for foliar
C19: from French foliaire, from Latin folium leaf
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