foliaceous adjective. [fǝʊlɪ'eɪʃǝs] M17.
[Latin foliaceus, from folium leaf: see -ACEOUS.]
1. a. Botany. Having the form or appearance of a leaf; (of a lichen) = FOLIOSE. Formerly, of a flower: having petals. M17.
b. Of or pertaining to a leaf or leaves; consisting of leaves. E19.

2. Geology. Consisting of, or of the nature of, thin leaflike plates. E18.

3. Zoology. Shaped or arranged like leaves. E19.

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