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单词 foliose
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foliose

[ foh-lee-ohs ]
/ ˈfoʊ liˌoʊs /

adjective

Botany. leafy.
Botany, Mycology. having a leaflike thallus loosely attached to a surface, as certain lichens.Compare crustose, fruticose.
Also fo·li·ous [foh-lee-uhs]. /ˈfoʊ li əs/.

Origin of foliose

From the Latin word foliōsus, dating back to 1720–30. See folium, -ose1

Words nearby foliose

Folin's test, folio, foliolate, foliole, folio recto, foliose, -folious, folio verso, folium, folivore, folk
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Example sentences from the Web for foliose

  • The leaves and stem of the foliose forms effect the same division of labour in another way.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

  • Blasia pusilla, which occurs commonly by ditches and streams, affords a transition to the foliose types.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for foliose

foliose
/ (ˈfəʊlɪˌəʊs, -ˌəʊz) /

adjective

another word for foliaceous (def. 1), foliaceous (def. 2)

Word Origin for foliose

C18: from Latin foliōsus full of leaves
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