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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Foliaceous \Fo`li*a"ceous\, a. [L. foliaceus, fr folium leaf.] 1. (Bot.) Belonging to or having the texture or nature of a leaf; having leaves intermixed with flowers; as a foliaceous spike. 2. (Min.) Consisting of leaves or thin lamin[ae]; having the form of a leaf or plate; as foliaceous spar. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Leaflike in form or mode of growth; as a foliaceous coral. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: foliaceous adj : bearing numerous leaves [syn: {foliose}, {foliaged}]
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