See Also: foliate(medicine)
foliate(1)(dictionary)
foliate(2)(dictionary)
foliate papillae(medicine)

foliate(1) (iou)



foliate adjective. E17.
[Latin foliatus leaved, from folium leaf: see -ATE2.]
Of metal: beaten into foil. E17-E19.
Resembling a leaf; leaflike. M17.
Furnished with leaves. Also, decorated with representations of foliage. L17.
Botany. = FOLIOLATE. Cf. TRIFOLIATE. M19.