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foliaceous

fo·lia·ceous

uncommon

adjective

1.

of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant

2.

bearing numerous leaves

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3.

(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata

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Origin

From Latin foliaceus, from folium (“a leaf”).

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