foliferous

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adjective

Producing leaves.

“foliferous tree”

OriginLatin folium →
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Meanings

adjectivefoliferous (comparative more foliferous, superlative most foliferous)

comparative more foliferous · superlative most foliferous · alternative foliiferous

  1. Producing leaves.

    foliferous tree

    1 more example

    foliferous shrub

Origin

  1. Latinfolium“leaf”
  2. Englishfoliferous

From Latin folium (“leaf”) + -ferous. Compare French foliifère.

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APA

foliferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foliferous

MLA

“foliferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foliferous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foliferous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foliferous.

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