Etymology

foliolate

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to leaflets of a plant. Full definition →

New Latin foliolātus
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromfoliolātus
  2. English todayfoliolate

Borrowed from New Latin foliolātus, from foliolum (“leaflet”) + -ātus, a diminutive of folium (“leaf”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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