FOLIACEOUS

foliaceous. Foliaceous, a. consisting of leaves or thin scales, growing on leaves

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