What does foliaceous mean?

Definitions for foliaceous
ˌfoʊ liˈeɪ ʃəsfo·li·a·ceous

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. foliaceousadjective

    of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant

  2. foliaceous, foliose, foliagedadjective

    bearing numerous leaves

  3. foliate, foliated, foliaceousadjective

    (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata

Wiktionary

  1. foliaceousadjective

    Resembling a leaf or leaves, leaflike.

  2. foliaceousadjective

    Bearing leaves.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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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  1. 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

  1. Foliaceousadjective

    belonging to, or having the texture or nature of, a leaf; having leaves intermixed with flowers; as, a foliaceous spike

  2. Foliaceousadjective

    consisting of leaves or thin laminae; having the form of a leaf or plate; as, foliaceous spar

  3. Foliaceousadjective

    leaflike in form or mode of growth; as, a foliaceous coral

  4. Etymology: [L. foliaceus, fr. folium leaf.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Foliaceous

    fō-li-ā′shus, adj. pertaining to or consisting of leaves or laminæ. [L. foliaceusfolium, a leaf.]

Entomology

  1. Foliaceous

    leaf-like, or resembling a leaf.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of foliaceous in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of foliaceous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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