-folious

American  

1. a combining form meaning “having leaves (of a specified number or type)”.

   unifolious.

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Usage

What does -folious mean? The combining form -folious is used like a suffix meaning “having leaves.” It is very occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in botany.The form -folious comes from Latin foliōsus, meaning “leafy.” Find out how -folious is related to foil, a thin sheet of metal or paper, and folio, a volume with large pages, at our entry for each word.

Etymology

Origin of -folious

Combining form representing Latin foliōsus foliose