foliophagy

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noun

The eating of leaves.

OriginLatin folium →
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Meanings

nounfoliophagy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe eating of leaves.

Origin

  1. Latinfolium“leaf”
  2. Englishfoliophagy

From Latin folium (“leaf”) + -phagy (“to feed on”).

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foliophagy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foliophagy

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“foliophagy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foliophagy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foliophagy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foliophagy.

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