adj
foliate
Foliate (adj) means relating to leaves.
adj
1
Relating to leaves.
2
Shaped like a leaf.
3
(mathematics) Describing a curve with two branches that share an asymptote and form a leaf-shaped loop.
4
Having leaves, said of a plant.
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Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin foliātus (“having leaves, leafy, leaved”) (see -ate, the adjective-forming suffix), a participial adjective formed from folium (“leaf; (Late Latin) leaf or sheet of paper”) plus -ātus (the participial adjective-forming suffix), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”) or *dʰelh₁- (“to be green”).
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What is the meaning of foliate?
"foliate" (adj) means relating to leaves.
What is another word for foliate?
Other words for "foliate" include foliaceous, foliated, leafy.
What are the different meanings of foliate?
"foliate" has 3 main meanings: 1. Relating to leaves; 2. Shaped like a leaf; 3. (mathematics) Describing a curve with two branches that share an asymptote and form a leaf-shaped loop.
