adjective
- having leaves or leaflike parts
- decorated with leaf designs or patterns
- arranged in thin layers or sheets
Usage: botany
Usage: architecture; decorative arts
Usage: geology
Examples
- The foliated plant had broad, green leaves.
- The cathedral’s foliated capitals were carved with intricate leaf patterns.
- The architect designed foliated columns for the building’s entrance.
- Geologists studied the foliated rock structure in the mountain.
- The foliated metamorphic rock showed clear layering.
- The manuscript was decorated with foliated borders.
- The foliated schist displayed beautiful mineral alignment.