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What (who) is foliaceous - definition
foliaceous
[?f??l?'e???s]
¦ adjective
1. of or resembling a leaf or leaves.
2. Geology consisting of thin sheets or laminae.
Origin
C17: from L. foliaceus (from folium 'leaf') + -ous.
Foliaceous
·adj Leaflike in form or mode of growth; as, a foliaceous coral.
II. Foliaceous ·adj Consisting of leaves or thin laminae; having the form of a leaf or plate; as, foliaceous spar.
III. Foliaceous ·adj Belonging to, or having the texture or nature of, a leaf; having leaves intermixed with flowers; as, a foliaceous spike.
foliaceous
a.
1.
(Bot.) Leafy, foliate.
2.
(Min.) Lamellar, lamellate, lamellated, laminate (d), scaly, flaky, foliated, schistose.
