1. (Bot.)
Defn: Belonging to, or having the texture or nature of, a leaf; having leaves intermixed with flowers; as, a foliaceous spike.
2. (Min.)
Defn: Consisting of leaves or thin laminæ; having the form of a leaf or plate; as, foliaceous spar.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Leaflike in form or mode of growth; as, a foliaceous coral.
FOLIAGE Fo"li*age, n. Etym: [OF. foillage, fueillage, F. feuillage, fr. OF. foille, fueille, fueil, F. feulle, leaf, L. folium. See 3d Foil, and cf. Foliation, Filemot.]
1. Leaves, collectively, as produced or arranged by nature; leafage; as, a tree or forest of beautiful foliage.
2. A cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches; especially, the representation of leaves, flowers, and branches, in architecture, intended to ornament and enrich capitals, friezes, pediments, etc. Foliage plant (Bot.), any plant cultivated for the beauty of its leaves, as many kinds of Begonia and Coleus.
FOLIAGE
Fo"li*age, v. t.