Foliaceous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant

bearing numerous leaves

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˌoʊlɪˈeɪʃəs/

🇬🇧British English

/fˌəʊlɪˈeɪʃəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˌəʊlɪˈeɪʃəs/

3 syllables Say it as /fˌoʊlɪˈeɪʃəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

foliate foliated foliaged foliose

Word Forms

folium

noun

a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

blättrig

von oder sich auf das Blatt einer Pflanze beziehend oder diesem ähnelnd

🇫🇷French

foliacé

de ou se rapportant à ou ressemblant à la feuille d'une plante

🇪🇸Spanish

foliáceo

Perteneciente o perteneciente a o parecido a la hoja de una planta.

🇮🇹Italian

fogliaceo

o pertinente o somigliante alla foglia di una pianta

🇳🇱Dutch

bladachtig

van of betrekking hebbend op of lijkend op het blad van een plant

🇵🇹Portuguese

foliáceo

pertencente ou pertencente a ou semelhante à folha de uma planta

🇷🇺Russian

листовидный

или относящийся к листу растения или напоминающий его

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पत्तेदार

किसी पौधे की पत्ती से संबंधित या उससे मिलता जुलता

🇧🇩Bengali

ফলিয়াস

একটি উদ্ভিদের পাতার সাথে সম্পর্কিত বা অনুরূপ

🇮🇳Tamil

இலையுடையது

ஒரு தாவரத்தின் இலையைப் பற்றிய அல்லது தொடர்புடையது அல்லது ஒத்திருக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆకులతో కూడిన

ఒక మొక్క యొక్క ఆకుకు సంబంధించినది లేదా పోలి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

पर्णयुक्त

वनस्पतीच्या पानाशी संबंधित किंवा त्यासारखे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પર્ણસમૂહ

છોડના પાંદડાને લગતું અથવા તેના જેવું લાગે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಲೆಗಳುಳ್ಳ

ಅಥವಾ ಸಸ್ಯದ ಎಲೆಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಹೋಲುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇലകളുള്ള

ഒരു ചെടിയുടെ ഇലയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ സാമ്യമുള്ളതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੱਤੇਦਾਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਪੌਦੇ ਦੇ ਪੱਤੇ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਨਾਲ ਮਿਲਦਾ ਜੁਲਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پتے دار

پودے کے پتے سے متعلق یا اس سے مشابہت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

叶状的

属于或关于或类似于植物的叶子

🇯🇵Japanese

葉状の

植物の葉の、植物の葉に関する、または植物の葉に似た

🇰🇷Korean

잎 모양의

식물의 잎과 관련되거나 유사한

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có nhiều lá

thuộc, liên quan tới hoặc giống như lá của một cái cây

🇹🇭Thai

มีใบ

ของหรือเกี่ยวกับหรือคล้ายใบของพืช

🇮🇩Indonesian

berdaun berdaun

dari atau berkaitan dengan atau menyerupai daun tanaman

🇵🇭Filipino

madahon

ng o nauukol sa o kahawig ng dahon ng isang halaman

🇲🇾Malay

dedaunan

daripada atau berkaitan dengan atau menyerupai daun tumbuhan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ورقي

من أو تتعلق أو تشبه ورقة النبات

🇮🇷Persian

شاخ و برگ

از یا مربوط به یا شبیه برگ یک گیاه

🇹🇷Turkish

yapraklı

bir bitkinin yaprağına ait veya ona ait veya ona benzeyen

🇮🇱Hebrew

עלווה

של או הקשורים לעלה של צמח או דומה לו

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