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foliature

[ foh-lee-uh-cher ]

/ ˈfoʊ li ə tʃər /

noun

a cluster of leaves; foliage.

Origin of foliature

First recorded in 1670–80, foliature is from the Late Latin word foliātūra foliage. See foliate, -ure

Words nearby foliature

foliate, foliate papilla, foliated, foliated joint, foliation, foliature, folic, folic acid, folic acid antagonists, folie, folie de grandeur

Example sentences from the Web for foliature

So that it seems to perform its service to the seeds as the foliature to the fruit.

Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2 |Henry Hallam