foliate adj

1 ornamented with foliage or foils; "foliate tracery"; "a foliated capital" [syn: foliated]

2 (often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves; "`foliate' is combined with the prefix `tri' to form the word `trifoliate'"

3 (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata [syn: foliated, foliaceous]

1 hammer into thin flat foils; "foliate metal"

2 decorate with leaves

3 coat or back with metal foil; "foliate glass"

4 number the pages of a book or manuscript [syn: paginate, page]

5 grow leaves; "the tree foliated in Spring"

English

Adjective

foliate

1. of or relating to leaves
2. shaped like a leaf
3. foliated

Verb

1. to form into leaves