Foliose

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    leafy or leaf-like.

    "Fruticose lichens drape and tuft; crustose and squamulose lichens creep and seep; foliose lichens layer and flake."

Adjective
  1. 1
    bearing numerous leaves wordnet

Synonyms

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branchingcrustosefoliaceousfoliagedfoliagedfoliated

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"Fruticose lichens drape and tuft; crustose and squamulose lichens creep and seep; foliose lichens layer and flake."

Etymology

From Latin foliōsus (“leafy”), from folio (“leaf”).

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