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

It may be observed that the gills or foliaceous lamin are placed at the circumference of the body, and at its smallest parts.

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Its flower-heads are surrounded by a spreading foliaceous woolly involucre, and its foliage is also of the same woolly character.

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We will begin with the Scarabides, with their heavy compact body, and short antenn, terminated by a foliaceous club.

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Ventral tentacular cirrus of second somite of a thin or foliaceous and asymmetrical form.

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They are usually twice pinnatifid, the pinnules being connected by a very narrow foliaceous border along the midribs.

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