foliaceous

fo·li·a·ceous

F0225000 (fō′lē-ā′shəs)adj.1. Of, relating to, or resembling the leaf of a plant.2. Having leaves or leaflike structures.3. Geology Consisting of thin, leaflike layers, as of minerals.

[From Latin foliāceus, from folium, leaf; see folium.]

foliaceous

(ˌfəʊlɪˈeɪʃəs) adj1. (Botany) having the appearance of the leaf of a plant2. (Botany) bearing leaves or leaflike structures3. (Geological Science) geology (of certain rocks, esp schists) consisting of thin layers; foliated[C17: from Latin foliāceus]

fo•li•a•ceous

(ˌfoʊ liˈeɪ ʃəs)

adj. 1. of, like, or of the nature of a plant leaf; leaflike. 2. bearing leaves or leaflike parts. 3. consisting of leaflike plates or laminae; foliated. [1650–60; < Latin foliāceus. See folium, -aceous] fo`li•a′ceous•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	foliaceous - of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant
	2.	foliaceous - bearing numerous leavesfoliaged, folioseleafy - having or covered with leaves; "leafy trees"; "leafy vegetables"
	3.	foliaceous - (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or stratafoliated, foliatebedded, stratified - deposited or arranged in horizontal layers; "stratified rock"

foliaceous

1. having the appearance of the leaf of a plant 2. bearing leaves or leaflike structures 3. Geology (of certain rocks, esp schists) consisting of thin layers; foliated

foliaceous

[‚fō·lē′ā·shəs] (botany) Consisting of or having the form or texture of a foliage leaf. (geology) Having a leaflike or platelike structure composed of thin layers of minerals. (zoology) Resembling a leaf in growth form or mode.

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adj bearing numerous leaves

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adj (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata

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