What does "foliar" mean?

Of, pertaining to, or via the leaves.

What is a synonym for "foliar"?

Common synonyms include: foliate.

Foliar

adj

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Adjective

1
Of, pertaining to, or via the leaves. not-comparable
"Warming (1870) (69) is confident that it is not an independent foliar appendage, for ontogenetic proof, analogy to other genera, and the course of vascular strands indicate that it is a foliar organ which is closely allied to the involucre."

Synonyms

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foliate

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"Warming (1870) (69) is confident that it is not an independent foliar appendage, for ontogenetic proof, analogy to other genera, and the course of vascular strands indicate that it is a foliar organ which is closely allied to the involucre."

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foliar feeding foliar trace

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