foliaceous

English

Etymology

From Latin foliaceus, from folium (“a leaf”).

Adjective

foliaceous (comparative more foliaceous, superlative most foliaceous)

1. Resembling a leaf or leaves.

   Synonyms: leaflike, leafy, foliate

   • 1795, James Hutton, Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4)‎^[1]:

     I have one specimen, in which the primary crystals are siliceous, the secondary thin foliaceous crystals of deep red but transparent iron-ore, forming elegant figures, that have the form of roses.

   • 1901, T. H. Pardo de Tavera, The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines‎^[2]:

     The bitter principle contained in the root, wood and bark was discovered by Blunse who named it samaderin; it is a white, crystalline, foliaceous substance, more soluble in water than in alcohol, fusible.

2. Bearing leaves.

   Synonyms: leafy, foliate, leaved

References

• “foliaceous”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “foliaceous”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.