foliaceous

fo·li·a·ceous

adj \ˌfō-lē-ˈā-shəs\

Definition of FOLIACEOUS

: of, relating to, or resembling an ordinary green leaf as distinguished from a modified leaf (as a petal, bract, or scale)

Origin of FOLIACEOUS

Latin foliaceus, from folium leaf + -aceus -aceous

First Known Use: 1658

Rhymes with FOLIACEOUS

arenaceous, carbonaceous, contumacious, disputatious, efficacious, farinaceous, gallinaceous, orchidaceous, ostentatious, perspicacious, pertinacious, solanaceous, violaceous