Bearing or producing leaves; describing plants or organisms that have abundant or well-developed foliage.
From Latin 'folium' (leaf) plus '-ferous' (bearing or producing), a scientific suffix seen in 'proliferous' and 'pestiferous,' meaning 'producing' or 'bearing.'
Some trees are so foliiferous they create complete shade—the word captures how aggressively some plants cover themselves in leaves as a survival strategy!
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