foliaradj.
/ˈfəʊlɪə/, U.S. /ˈfoʊljər/, /ˈfoʊliər/ Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a leaf.
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leafy1629
folious1658
frondose1721
herbaceous1785
foliaceous1816
foliar1875
folial1878
phyllomic1886
1875 C. Darwin Insectivorous Plants xv. 358 In innumerable instances foliar organs move when excited.
1880 A. Gray Struct. Bot. iii. §3. 54 Whatever subtends a lateral axis or branch may be taken for a leaf or foliar production.
1884 F. O. Bower & D. H. Scott tr. H. A. de Bary Compar. Anat. Phanerogams & Ferns 284 In many Ferns the original axile bundle widens out..into a tube, which..has..a relatively small slit or foliar gap..from the margin of which one or several bundles pass into the leaf.
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