Definitions for foliar

foliar fo·li·ar

Spelling: [foh-lee-er]
IPA: /ˈfoʊ li ər/

Foliar is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 122 anagrams from letters in foliar (afilor).

Definitions for foliar

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or having the nature of a leaf or leaves.

Origin of foliar

From the New Latin word foliāris, dating back to 1870-75. See folium, -ar1

Examples for foliar

No special secretion has been observed to be exuded in the foliar chambers of Lathraea.

On turning from foliar expansions, to stems and roots, facts of like meaning meet us.

Phyllome, foliar parts, those answering to leaves in their nature.

With reference to the green tissue the foliar duct may be in one of four positions.

For other illustrations of increased leaf-formation, see Multiplication of foliar organs.

Such behavior suggests that these plants were originally furnished with cylindrical stems and foliar leaves.

The two species, moreover, do not always agree in the position of the foliar resin-ducts.

The foliar portion or first leaves (one, two, or more) of the embryo as found in the seed.

Word Value for foliar
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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