foliose

[ foh-lee-ohs ]

adjective

1. Botany. leafy.
2. Botany, Mycology. having a leaflike thallus loosely attached to a surface, as certain lichens. Compare crustose, fruticose.

foliose

/ -ˌəʊz; ˈfəʊlɪˌəʊs /

adjective

1. another word for foliaceous foliaceous

Word History and Origins

Origin of foliose¹

From the Latin word foliōsus, dating back to 1720–30. See folium, -ose ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of foliose¹

C18: from Latin foliōsus full of leaves

Example Sentences

The thallus is plainly foliose with the margins of the lobes usually ascending and is gray-green to brown in color.

From Project Gutenberg

Blasia pusilla, which occurs commonly by ditches and streams, affords a transition to the foliose types.

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The leaves and stem of the foliose forms effect the same division of labour in another way.

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