foliaceous
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fo·li·a·ceous
(fō′lē-ā′shəs)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or resembling the leaf of a plant.
2. Having leaves or leaflike structures.
3. Geology Consisting of thin, leaflike layers, as of minerals.
[From Latin foliāceus, from folium, leaf; see folium.]
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foliaceous
(ˌfəʊlɪˈeɪʃəs)adj
1. (Botany) having the appearance of the leaf of a plant
2. (Botany) bearing leaves or leaflike structures
3. (Geological Science) geology (of certain rocks, esp schists) consisting of thin layers; foliated
[C17: from Latin foliāceus]
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fo•li•a•ceous
(ˌfoʊ liˈeɪ ʃəs)adj.
1. of, like, or of the nature of a plant leaf; leaflike.
2. bearing leaves or leaflike parts.
3. consisting of leaflike plates or laminae; foliated.
fo`li•a′ceous•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. foliaceous - of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant
2. foliaceous - bearing numerous leaves
leafy - having or covered with leaves; "leafy trees"; "leafy vegetables"
3. foliaceous - (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
bedded, stratified - deposited or arranged in horizontal layers; "stratified rock"
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