What does foliaceous mean?
Foliaceous means Resembling a leaf or leaves..
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Resembling a leaf or leaves..
I have one specimen, in which the primary crystals are siliceous, the secondary thin foliaceous crystals of deep red but transparent iron-ore, forming elegant figures, that have the form of roses.
The bitter principle contained in the root, wood and bark was discovered by Blunse who named it samaderin; it is a white, crystalline, foliaceous substance, more soluble in water than in alcohol, fusible.
Use foliaceous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Foliaceous means Resembling a leaf or leaves..
Common synonyms include leaflike, leafy, foliate, leaved.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I have one specimen, in which the primary crystals are siliceous, the secondary thin foliaceous crystals of deep red but transparent iron-ore, forming elegant figures, that have the form of roses.
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