foliaceous
1Foliaceous — 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]; …
2foliaceous — [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 …
3foliaceous — 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) …
4foliaceous — leaf like …
5foliaceous — adj. [L. folium, leaf] Leaflike in appearance …
6foliaceous — 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;… …
7foliaceous — adjective a) Resembling a leaf or leaves, leaflike. b) Bearing leaves …
8foliaceous — 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 …
9foliaceous — Leaf like [Wilson, 1989] …
10foliaceous — bearing leaves; leaf like Bearing and Carrying …
