adj
Meaning 1
Resembling a leaf or leaves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: leaflike, leafy, foliate
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
foliaceous
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adj
Meaning 2
Bearing leaves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: leafy, foliate, leaved
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: foliate, foliated
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
bearing numerous leaves
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: foliose, foliaged
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin foliaceus, from folium (“a leaf”).