Foliaceous

Foliaceous
Foliaceous 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. [1913 Webster]

2. (Min.) Consisting of leaves or thin lamin[ae]; having the form of a leaf or plate; as, foliaceous spar. [1913 Webster]

3. (Zo["o]l.) Leaflike in form or mode of growth; as, a foliaceous coral. [1913 Webster]


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  • foliaceous — [fō΄lē ā′shəs] adj. [L foliaceus < folium, a leaf: see FOLIATE] 1. of or like the leaf of a plant 2. having leaves 3. consisting of thin layers, as certain rocks …   English World dictionary

  • foliaceous — adjective Etymology: Latin foliaceus, from folium leaf + aceus aceous Date: 1658 of, relating to, or resembling an ordinary green leaf as distinguished from a modified leaf (as a petal, bract, or scale) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • foliaceous — leaf like …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • foliaceous — adj. [L. folium, leaf] Leaflike in appearance …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • foliaceous — foliaceousness, n. /foh lee ay sheuhs/, adj. 1. of, like, or of the nature of a plant leaf; leaflike. 2. bearing leaves or leaflike parts. 3. pertaining to or consisting of leaves. 4. consisting of leaflike plates or laminae; foliated. [1650 60;… …   Universalium

  • foliaceous — adjective a) Resembling a leaf or leaves, leaflike. b) Bearing leaves …   Wiktionary

  • foliaceous — SYN: foliate. * * * fo·li·a·ceous .fō lē ā shəs adj resembling a leaf in form or in mode of growth * * * fo·li·a·ceous (fo″le aґshəs) foliate …   Medical dictionary

  • foliaceous — Leaf like [Wilson, 1989] …   Crustacea glossary

  • foliaceous — bearing leaves; leaf like Bearing and Carrying …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • foliaceous — fo·li·a·ceous || ‚fəʊlɪ eɪʃəs adj. leafy; leaflike; bearing leaves; pertaining to leaves; made up of thin layers …   English contemporary dictionary

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