Adjective: foliaceous ,fow-lee'ey-shus
- Of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant
"The foliaceous structure of the seaweed made it look like underwater vegetation"
- Bearing numerous leaves
"The foliaceous shrub provided ample shade in the garden";
- foliose, foliaged
- (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
"The foliaceous texture of the mineral";
- foliate, foliated
See also: bedded, leafy, stratified