foliaceous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant
  2. adjective satellite bearing numerous leaves
    foliose; foliaged.
  3. adjective satellite (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
    foliated; foliate.

WordNet

Fo`li*a"ceous adjective
Etymology
L. foliaceus, fr. folium leaf.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Belonging to, or having the texture or nature of, a leaf; having leaves intermixed with flowers; as, a foliaceous spike.
  2. (Min.) Consisting of leaves or thin laminæ; having the form of a leaf or plate; as, foliaceous spar.
  3. (Zoöl.) Leaflike in form or mode of growth; as, a foliaceous coral.

Webster 1913