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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foliose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
fo-liose
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Leafy or leaflike.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin foli(ō) (“leaf”) + -ose, from Latin foliōsus (“leafy”), from foliō (“leaf”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more foliose (comparative) most foliose (superlative)

Derived Forms

foliosely

Synonyms

foliaceous foliaged

Questions

What does foliose mean?
Leafy or leaflike.
Where does foliose come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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