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▪ I. ‖ folia1, n. pl.|ˈfəʊlɪə| [pl. of L. folium leaf.] 1. Bot. In Latin sense: Leaves (of a plant).
1730–6Bailey (folio), Folia [in Botany], the leaves of plants and flowers, but more properly of plants. 1861J. R. Greene Man. Anim. Kingd., Cœlent. 191 Many species spread out in broad leaves or folia. 2. Laminæ or thin layers.
1796Kirwan Elem. Min. I. 155 Fracture, undulatingly foliated, or the folia exceedingly thin. 1854Hooker Himal. Jrnls. I. xvii. 408 Zigzag folia of quartz. 1882Geikie Text-bk. Geol. ii. ii. §3. 88 Wavy layers or folia. ▪ II. ‖ folia2|foˈlia| [Sp.; lit. ‘folly’, a. F. folie.] A Spanish dance similar to the fandango. Also, music for such a dance.
1772–84Cook Voy. (1790) II. 413 The dances practised here are sarabands and folias. |