foliose

F4O1L1I1O1S1E1

adjective

Leafy or leaflike.

Similar
foliaceousfoliagedleafy
OriginLatin foli(ō) →
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Meanings

adjectivefoliose (comparative more foliose, superlative most foliose)

comparative more foliose · superlative most foliose

  1. Leafy or leaflike.

    Fruticose lichens drape and tuft; crustose and squamulose lichens creep and seep; foliose lichens layer and flake.

    2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 84

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivebearing numerous leaves

Similar
foliaceousfoliagedleafy
Also see
foliaceousfoliagedleaflike

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinfoliōsus“leafy”
  2. Latinfoli(ō)“leaf”
  3. Englishfoliose

From Latin foli(ō) (“leaf”) + -ose, from Latin foliōsus (“leafy”), from foliō (“leaf”).

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Translations

Irish duilliúil
  • duilliúilleafy
Italian foglioso
  • fogliosoleafy
Turkish yapraksı
  • yapraksıleafy
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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