Definitions for foliose

foliose fo·li·ose

Spelling: [foh-lee-ohs]
IPA: /ˈfoʊ liˌoʊs/

Foliose is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 135 anagrams from letters in foliose (efiloos).

Definitions for foliose

adjective

  1. Botany. leafy.
  2. Botany, Mycology. having a leaflike thallus loosely attached to a surface, as certain lichens. Compare crustose, fruticose.

Origin of foliose

From the Latin word foliōsus, dating back to 1720-30. See folium, -ose1

Examples for foliose

The leaves and stem of the foliose forms effect the same division of labour in another way.

Blasia pusilla, which occurs commonly by ditches and streams, affords a transition to the foliose types.

Word Value for foliose
Scrable

10

Words with friends

11

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