Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Bearing numerous leaves; leafy.
  • adjective Of, relating to, or resembling a leaf.
  • adjective Of or relating to a lichen whose thallus is flat and leafy.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Bearing or covered with leaflets or with small leaf-like appendages.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Bot.) Having many leaves; leafy.

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  • adjective leafy

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective bearing numerous leaves

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin foliōsus, from folium, leaf; see folium.]

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From Latin foliosus ("leafy"), from folio ("leaf")

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  • In addition, foliose means having leaves (OED).

    February 24, 2012