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Webster 1913 Edition

Foliaceous

Foˊli-a′ceous

,
Adj.
[L.
foliaceus
, fr.
folium
leaf.]
1.
(Bot.)
Belonging to, or having the texture or nature of, a leaf; having leaves intermixed with flowers;
as, a
foliaceous
spike
.
2.
(Min.)
Consisting of leaves or thin laminæ; having the form of a leaf or plate;
as,
foliaceous
spar
.
3.
(Zool.)
Leaflike in form or mode of growth;
as, a
foliaceous
coral
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Foliaceous

FOLIA'CEOUS

,
Adj.
[L. foliaceus, from folium, a leaf. See Foil.]
1.
Leafy; having leaves intermixed with flowers; as a foliaceous spike. Foliaceous glands are those situated on leaves.
2.
Consisting of leaves or thin lamins; having the form of a leaf or plate; as foliaceous spar.

Definition 2024

foliaceous

foliaceous

English

Adjective

foliaceous ‎(comparative more foliaceous, superlative most foliaceous)

  1. Resembling a leaf or leaves, leaflike.
    • 1795, James Hutton, Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4):
      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.
    • 1901, T. H. Pardo de Tavera, The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines:
      The bitter principle contained in the root, wood and bark was discovered by Blunse who named it samaderin; it is a white, crystalline, foliaceous substance, more soluble in water than in alcohol, fusible.
  2. Bearing leaves.

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