foliaceous

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

adjective of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant
adjective bearing numerous leaves
adjective (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata

From Latin foliaceus, from folium (“a leaf”).

These foliaceous heaps lie along the bank like the slag of a furnace, showing that Nature is “in full blast” within. — Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience, Henry David Thoreau

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