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

See also: bedded, leafy, stratified