About The Word Foliaceous
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Foliaceous
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What's The Definition Of Foliaceous?
[adj] bearing numerous leaves
Synonyms | Synonyms for Foliaceous: foliaged | foliose | leafy Related Terms | Find terms related to Foliaceous: See Also | Foliaceous In Webster's Dictionary \Fo`li*a"ceous\, a. [L. foliaceus, fr. folium leaf.]
1. (Bot.) Belonging to, or having the texture or nature of, a
leaf; having leaves intermixed with flowers; as, a
foliaceous spike.
2. (Min.) Consisting of leaves or thin lamin[ae]; having the
form of a leaf or plate; as, foliaceous spar.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Leaflike in form or mode of growth; as, a
foliaceous coral.
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