foliaceous
a. இலைகள சார்ந்த, இலை போன்ற, இலை வடிவான உறுப்புக்களையுடைய, தகடுகளாக்கப்பட்ட.
Fo`li*a"ceous, a. Etym: [L. foliaceus, fr. folium leaf.] 1. (Bot.) Defn: Belonging to, or having the texture or nature of, a leaf; having leaves intermixed with flowers; as, a foliaceous spike. 2. (Min.) Defn: Consisting of leaves or thin laminæ; having the form of a leaf or plate; as, foliaceous spar. 3. (Zoöl.) Defn: Leaflike in form or mode of growth; as, a foliaceous coral.