Definition of foliaceous Foliaceous
fo•li•a•ceous
We found 9 definitions of foliaceous from 4 different sources.
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What does foliaceous mean?
WordNet
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| foliaceous - bearing numerous leaves | ||
| foliose, foliaged | ||
| foliaceous - of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant | ||
| foliaceous - (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata | ||
| foliate, foliated | ||
| bedded, stratified having a bed or beds as specified | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- foliaceous (a.)
Belonging to, or having the texture or nature of, a leaf; having leaves intermixed with flowers; as, a foliaceous spike. - foliaceous (a.)
Consisting of leaves or thin laminae; having the form of a leaf or plate; as, foliaceous spar. - foliaceous (a.)
Leaflike in form or mode of growth; as, a foliaceous coral.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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foliaceous
fō-li-ā′shus, adj. pertaining to or consisting of leaves or laminæ. [L. foliaceus—folium, a leaf.]
