1. having leaves or leaflike parts
Usage: botanical
2. resembling a leaf in form or structure
Usage: botanical

Examples

• The foliose lichen spread across the tree bark like green leaves.
• Botanists identified the foliose structure of the plant’s appendages.
• The foliose growth pattern made the moss appear particularly leafy.
• Scientists studied the foliose characteristics of the algae specimen.
• The foliose nature of the coral gave it a distinctive appearance.
• Researchers noted the foliose formations on the rock surface.