- 1. a. Belonging to, or having the texture or nature of, a leaf; having leaves intermixed with flowers; as, a foliaceous spike. Source: opted
- 2. a. Consisting of leaves or thin laminae; having the form of a leaf or plate; as, foliaceous spar. Source: opted
- 3. a. Leaflike in form or mode of growth; as, a foliaceous coral. Source: opted
- 4. adj. of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant Source: wordnet
- 5. adj. bearing numerous leaves Source: wordnet
- 6. adj. (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata Source: wordnet
- 7. 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. (Zoöl.) Leaflike in form or mode of growth; as, a foliaceous coral. Source: webster
- 8. Belonging to, or having the texture or nature of, a leaf;having leaves intermixed with flowers; as, a foliaceous spike. Source: adambom
- 9. a. of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant s. bearing numerous leaves Source: ecdict
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