foliose
Americanadjective
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Botany. leafy.
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Botany, Mycology. having a leaflike thallus loosely attached to a surface, as certain lichens.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of foliose
From the Latin word foliōsus, dating back to 1720–30. See folium, -ose 1
Example Sentences
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Jungermanniaceae Acrogynae.—The plant consists of leafy shoots, the origin of which can be understood in the light of the foliose forms described above.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
The leaves and stem of the foliose forms effect the same division of labour in another way.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
The thallus is plainly foliose with the margins of the lobes usually ascending and is gray-green to brown in color.
From Ohio Biological Survey, Bull. 10, Vol. 11, No. 6 The Ascomycetes of Ohio IV and V by Hilker, Leafy Jane Corrington
In thalloid forms the sexual organs are often sunk in depressions, while in the foliose forms protection is afforded by the surrounding leaves.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
Blasia pusilla, which occurs commonly by ditches and streams, affords a transition to the foliose types.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
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