Folium

Quick meaning: Folium is a noun meaning A leaf (2 pages) of a codex or manuscript.

Meaning

A leaf (2 pages) of a codex or manuscript.

More Meanings

1. A document that acts as the legal record of a transaction.
2. A thin sheet or plate of a foliated rock or mineral.
3. (anatomy) A lobe on a branching structure.
4. (uncountable) Synonym of turnsole (“purple dye”).
5. (zoology) A symmetric pattern on the abdomen of some spiders.
6. (geometry) A curve of the third order, consisting of two infinite branches having a common asymptote. The curve has a double point, and a leaf-shaped loop.
7. (rare) A leaf.

Example Sentences

278.0 common walnut-tree folium

The fire is stoked by blowing through a hollow cane made from the folium of the tucum palm.

On f. 1 the second scribe has written an anukramajikā (on the left is noted the folium number, on the right the adhyāya number):

In conclusion, under the recommended use conditions Uva-ursi folium is a safe therapeutic option for treating lower urinary tract infections.

Word Forms

• foliums
• folia

Synonyms for folium

Depending on context, synonyms include turnsole.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include foliature, foliation, frond, fern-leaf, leafful, figleaf.

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