foliaceous

[ foh-lee-ey-shuhs ]

adjective

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.

foliaceous

/ ˌfəʊlɪˈeɪʃəs /

adjective

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

Other Words From

• foli·aceous·ness noun
• super·foli·aceous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of foliaceous¹

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin foliāceus “leafy, like a leaf”; folium, -aceous

Word History and Origins

Origin of foliaceous¹

C17: from Latin foliāceus

Example Sentences

Embryo foliaceous, heart-shaped.—Flowers greenish-white, in long racemose panicles.

From Project Gutenberg

Involucre.—Of several series of imbricated scales, the outer foliaceous and loose.

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Mr. Haeckel has shown that "in the first epoch, algæ and skull-less vertebrates were found together; in the second, ferns and fishes; in the third, pines and reptiles; in the fourth, foliaceous forests and mammals."

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On the whole, the botanist of the expedition found on the island, 11 Phanerogamia, 4 Lichens, 33 Alg�, 2 ferns, 2 Liverworts, 3 foliaceous mosses, 1 Lycopodium.

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Head broad, surrounded by a funnel-shaped velum or hood; no radula; dorsal appendages foliaceous.

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