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FOLIACEOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
bedded; stratified (deposited or arranged in horizontal layers)
Derivation:
folium (a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Bearing numerous leaves
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
leafy (having or covered with leaves)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
leaf (the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants)
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