Foliaceous meaning

fō'lē-ā'shəs
Of, relating to, or resembling the leaf of a plant.
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Having leaves or leaflike structures.
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Consisting of thin, leaflike layers, as of minerals.
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Of or like the leaf of a plant.
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Having leaves.
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Consisting of thin layers, as certain rocks.
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Resembling a leaf or leaves, leaflike.
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Bearing leaves.
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Origin of foliaceous

  • From Latin foliāceus from folium leaf folium
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Foliaceous Sentence Examples

  • Body flattened, the two dorsal borders prominent and foliaceous.

  • (a) The foliaceous (leaf-like) thallus, which may be either peltate, i.e.

  • This mode has some disadvantages attending it; such sheets are difficult to handle; the crustaceous species are liable to have their surfaces rubbed; the foliaceous species become so compressed as to lose their characteristic appearance; and the spaces between the sheets caused by the thickness of the specimen permit the entrance of dust.

  • I feel as if I were nearer to the vitals of the globe, for this sandy overflow is something such a foliaceous mass as the vitals of the animal body.

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