01 a. Belonging to, or having the texture or nature of, a leaf; having leaves intermixed with flowers; as, a foliaceous spike.
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Belonging to, or having the texture or nature of, a leaf; having leaves intermixed with flowers; as, a foliaceous spike.(Bot.)
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Consisting of leaves or thin laminæ; having the form of a leaf or plate; as, foliaceous spar.(Min.)
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Leaflike in form or mode of growth; as, a foliaceous coral.(Zool.)