foliaceous Antonyms
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Meaning of foliaceous
foliaceous (a)
of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant
foliaceous (s)
bearing numerous leaves
(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
foliaceous (a.)
Belonging to, or having the texture or nature of, a leaf; having leaves intermixed with flowers; as, a foliaceous spike.
Consisting of leaves or thin laminae; having the form of a leaf or plate; as, foliaceous spar.
Leaflike in form or mode of growth; as, a foliaceous coral.
foliaceous Sentence Examples
- The lichen's foliaceous thallus resembled a leafy structure on the rock surface.
- The foliaceous liverwort had flat, leaf-like lobes that spread along the ground.
- The foliaceous fungi formed layers of overlapping fronds on the fallen tree trunk.
- The foliaceous algae grew in thin, flat sheets that covered the pond's surface.
- The foliaceous form of the fern had fronds with broad, fan-like blades.
- The foliaceous lichen species exhibited a variety of colors and morphologies.
- The foliaceous liverwort was a dominant understory plant in the temperate forest.
- The foliaceous fungi played a crucial role in the decomposition of organic matter in the ecosystem.
- The foliaceous algae provided habitat and food for small aquatic organisms.
- The foliaceous structure of the rock-dwelling lichen allowed it to absorb moisture from the air.
FAQs About the word foliaceous
of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant, bearing numerous leaves, (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strataBelonging
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The lichen's foliaceous thallus resembled a leafy structure on the rock surface.
The foliaceous liverwort had flat, leaf-like lobes that spread along the ground.
The foliaceous fungi formed layers of overlapping fronds on the fallen tree trunk.
The foliaceous algae grew in thin, flat sheets that covered the pond's surface.
