Foliose

/ˈfoʊliəʊs/ adjective

Definition

Having broad, leaf-like structures or abundant foliage; in biology, especially describing lichens with large, leafy forms.

Etymology

From Latin 'foliosus' (full of leaves), combining 'folium' (leaf) with '-ose,' indicating abundance.

Kelly Says

Foliose lichens look like leafy plants stuck to rocks, but they're actually fungi and algae living together—one of nature's oldest and most successful partnerships, surviving on bare stone for thousands of years.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ለደንች
le-den-ch
ARالعربية
شجري
sha-jri
BNবাংলা
পাতা আকৃতি
pa-ta a-kri-ti
CACatalà
amb forma de fulles
am-b fo-ma de ful-les
CSČeština
listovitý
list-o-vit-y
DADansk
bladlignende
blad-lign-en-de
DEDeutsch
blattförmig
blat-form-ig
ELΕλληνικά
φύλλοειδής
fil-lo-eid-is
ESEspañol
folios
foh-lee-os
FAفارسی
برگ‌مانند
berg-man-and
FISuomi
lehtimäinen
leh-ti-ma-inen
FRFrançais
feuillé
fuy-ye
GUGU
પાંખીયું
paan-ki-yun
HAHA
daɗi
da-di
HEעברית
בעל עלים
ba-al o-lim
HIहिन्दी
पत्र-आकार
patra-a-kaar
HUMagyar
levélalakú
le-ve-la-ku
IDBahasa Indonesia
berbentuk daun
ber-bentuk daun
IGIG
nwere ọfọ
nwe-re o-fo
ITItaliano
fogliaceo
foh-ly-a-che-o
JA日本語
葉状の
ha-jo-no
KKKK
жапыр
ja-pyr
KMKM
មានទ្រង់
ma-an treng
KO한국어
잎 모양의
ip mo-yang-ui
MRMR
पानासारखे
pa-na-sa-r-khe
MSBahasa Melayu
berbentuk daun
ber-bentuk daun
MYမြန်မာ
ရွက်ပုံ
ywet-po-ng
NLNederlands
bladerig
bla-der-ig
NONorsk
bladlignende
blad-lign-en-de
PAPA
ਪੱਤੇ
pat-te
PLPolski
listkowy
list-ko-vy
PTPortuguês
folhoso
foh-lo-soh
RORomână
cu aspectul frunzelor
koo as-pect-ul fru-n-ze-lor
RUРусский
листовидный
list-o-vid-nyy
SVSvenska
bladlik
blad-lik
SWKiswahili
umbo la
um-bo la
TAதமிழ்
இலை வடிவம்
ila-i va-di-vam
TEతెలుగు
పత్రాకారం
patra-ka-ra-m
THไทย
รูปใบ
roop bai
TLTL
may anyong dahon
may an-yong dah-on
TRTürkçe
yaprak şeklinde
ya-prak şe-ma-linde
UKУкраїнська
листоподібний
list-o-po-d-nyy
URاردو
پتے وال
patay wal
VITiếng Việt
có dạng lá
co dang la
YOYO
ni ọfọ
ni o-fo
ZH中文
叶状的
yè zhuàng de
ZUZU
nezinsi
ne-zin-si

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