foliose

[ foh-lee-ohs ]

/ ˈfoʊ liˌoʊs /

Botany. leafy.

Botany, Mycology. having a leaflike thallus loosely attached to a surface, as certain lichens. Compare crustose, fruticose.

Also fo·li·ous

[foh-lee-uh s] /ˈfoʊ li əs/.

Origin of foliose

From the Latin word foliōsus, dating back to 1720–30. See folium, -ose¹

The leaves and stem of the foliose forms effect the same division of labour in another way.

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Blasia pusilla, which occurs commonly by ditches and streams, affords a transition to the foliose types.

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foliose

/ (ˈfəʊlɪˌəʊs, -ˌəʊz) /

C18: from Latin foliōsus full of leaves