foliose

American  

[foh-lee-ohs] / ˈfoʊ liˌoʊs /

Also folious

adjective

1. Botany. leafy.

2. Botany, Mycology. having a leaflike thallus loosely attached to a surface, as certain lichens.

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foliose British  

/ -ˌəʊz, ˈfəʊlɪˌəʊs /

adjective

1. another word for foliaceous foliaceous

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Etymology

Origin of foliose

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

Example Sentences

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

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

In the Acrogynous Jungermanniaceae the plant is throughout foliose, and the archegonia occupy the ends of the main shoot or of its branches.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

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

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