Foliose


[foh-lee-ohs] /ˈfoʊ liˌoʊs/

adjective
1.
Botany. .
2.
Botany, Mycology. having a leaflike thallus loosely attached to a surface, as certain lichens.
Compare , .
/ˈfəʊlɪˌəʊs; -ˌəʊz/
adjective
1.
another word for foliaceous (sense 1), foliaceous (sense 2)

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    1. a combining form meaning “having leaves (of a specified number or type)”: unifolious. [foh-lee-ohs] /ˈfoʊ liˌoʊs/ adjective 1. Botany. . 2. Botany, Mycology. having a leaflike thallus loosely attached to a surface, as certain lichens. Compare , . /ˈfəʊlɪˌəʊs; -ˌəʊz/ adjective 1. another word for foliaceous (sense 1), foliaceous (sense 2)

  • Folio-verso

    [foh-lee-oh vur-soh; Latin foh-lee-oh wer-soh] /ˈfoʊ liˌoʊ ˈvɜr soʊ; Latin ˈfoʊ liˌoʊ ˈwɛr soʊ/ noun 1. the back of the page; verso (opposed to ).

  • Folium

    [foh-lee-uh m] /ˈfoʊ li əm/ noun, plural folia [foh-lee-uh] /ˈfoʊ li ə/ (Show IPA) 1. a thin leaflike stratum or layer; a lamella. 2. Geometry. a loop; part of a curve terminated at both ends by the same node. Equation: x 3 + y 3 = 3 axy. /ˈfəʊlɪəm/ noun (pl) -lia (-lɪə) 1. a […]

  • Folivore

    [foh-luh-vawr, -vohr] /ˈfoʊ ləˌvɔr, -ˌvoʊr/ noun 1. any chiefly leaf-eating animal or other organism, as the koala of Australia that subsists on eucalyptus.

  • Folivorous

    [foh-luh-vawr, -vohr] /ˈfoʊ ləˌvɔr, -ˌvoʊr/ noun 1. any chiefly leaf-eating animal or other organism, as the koala of Australia that subsists on eucalyptus.


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