(often in combination) having leaves or leaflets trifoliateleaf-shaped= foliated [Latin foliatus leafy, from folium leaf]
to beat (metal) into a leaf or thin foilto number the leaves of (e.g. a manuscript): compare paginateto decorate (e.g. an arch or pedestal) with foils (curved recesses; see foil1 (4a)) or other leaflike designs verb intranssaid of e.g. a mineral: to divide into thin layers or leavessaid of a plant: to produce leavesfoliation noun