Found 2 items, similar to foliaceous.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: foliaceous foliaceous adj 1: of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant 2: bearing numerous leaves [syn: foliose, foliaged] 3: (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata [syn: foliate, foliated]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Foliaceous 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Min.) Consisting of leaves or thin lamin[ae]; having the form of a leaf or plate; as, foliaceous spar. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo["o]l.) Leaflike in form or mode of growth; as, a foliaceous coral. [1913 Webster]