adj
foliate
Foliate (adj) means of or relating to leaves.
adj
1
Of or relating to leaves.
2
Shaped like or otherwise resembling a leaf; leaflike.
3
Of a curve: having two infinite branches with a common asymptote, and a leaf-shaped loop.
4
Of a plant: having leaves.
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin foliātus (“having leaves, leafy, leaved”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), a participial adjective derived from folium (“leaf; (Late Latin) leaf or sheet of paper”) + -ātus (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 of or relating to leaves.
What are the different meanings of foliate?
"foliate" has 3 main meanings: 1. Of or relating to leaves; 2. Shaped like or otherwise resembling a leaf; leaflike; 3. Of a curve: having two infinite branches with a common asymptote, and a leaf-shaped loop.