foliose

[ foh-lee-ohs ]

adjective

1. Botany. leafy.
2. Botany, Mycology. having a leaflike thallus loosely attached to a surface, as certain lichens. Compare crustose, fruticose.

foliose

/ -ˌəʊz; ˈfəʊlɪˌəʊs /

adjective

1. another word for foliaceous foliaceous

Word History and Origins

Origin of foliose¹

From the Latin word foliōsus, dating back to 1720–30. See folium, -ose ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of foliose¹

C18: from Latin foliōsus full of leaves

Example Sentences

The edges of foliose lichen rise up from the surfaces they grow on like the margins of curling paper.

From New York Times

Jungermanniaceae Acrogynae.—The plant consists of leafy shoots, the origin of which can be understood in the light of the foliose forms described above.

From Project Gutenberg

The thallus is plainly foliose with the margins of the lobes usually ascending and is gray-green to brown in color.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

In thalloid forms the sexual organs are often sunk in depressions, while in the foliose forms protection is afforded by the surrounding leaves.

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