Foliaceous

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling a leaf or leaves.

    "I have one specimen, in which the primary crystals are siliceous, the secondary thin foliaceous crystals of deep red but transparent iron-ore, forming elegant figures, that have the form of roses."

  2. 2
    Bearing leaves.
Adjective
  1. 1
    (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata wordnet
  2. 2
    bearing numerous leaves wordnet
  3. 3
    of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant wordnet

Synonyms

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foliateleafyfilmyfoliagedfoliagedfoliate

Example

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"I have one specimen, in which the primary crystals are siliceous, the secondary thin foliaceous crystals of deep red but transparent iron-ore, forming elegant figures, that have the form of roses."

Etymology

From Latin foliaceus, from folium (“a leaf”).

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