'Foliaceous' definitions:
Definition of 'foliaceous'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Foliaceous'
From: GCIDE
- 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. (Zool.) Leaflike in form or mode of growth; as, a foliaceous coral. [1913 Webster]