What does foliaceous mean?
Definitions for foliaceous
ˌfoʊ liˈeɪ ʃəsfo·li·a·ceous
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Princeton's WordNet
foliaceousadjective
of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant
foliaceous, foliose, foliagedadjective
bearing numerous leaves
foliate, foliated, foliaceousadjective
(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
Wiktionary
foliaceousadjective
Resembling a leaf or leaves, leaflike.
foliaceousadjective
Bearing leaves.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
FOLIACEOUSadjective
Consisting of laminæ or leaves.
Etymology: foliaceus, from folium, Latin.
A piece of another, consisting of an outer crust, of a ruddy talky spar, and a blue talky foliaceous spar. John Woodward, on Foss.
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foliaceous
Foliaceous is an adjective used to describe something that has the characteristics, appearance or nature of a leaf or leaves. It's typically used in botany or biology to refer to organisms, parts of organisms, or structures that are leaf-like in form, texture or function.
Webster Dictionary
Foliaceousadjective
belonging to, or having the texture or nature of, a leaf; having leaves intermixed with flowers; as, a foliaceous spike
Foliaceousadjective
consisting of leaves or thin laminae; having the form of a leaf or plate; as, foliaceous spar
Foliaceousadjective
leaflike in form or mode of growth; as, a foliaceous coral
Etymology: [L. foliaceus, fr. folium leaf.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Foliaceous
fō-li-ā′shus, adj. pertaining to or consisting of leaves or laminæ. [L. foliaceus—folium, a leaf.]
Entomology
Foliaceous
leaf-like, or resembling a leaf.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of foliaceous in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of foliaceous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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