foliar

POS

Adjective

HYPHEN

fo=li=ar

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CIDE DICTIONARY

foliar, a.

Consisting of, or pertaining to, leaves; as, foliar appendages. [1913 Webster]

Foliar gap (Bot.), an opening in the fibrovascular system of a stem at the point of origin of a leaf. -- Foliar trace (Bot.), a particular fibrovascular bundle passing down into the stem from a leaf.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

foliar, adj. of or relating to leaves.

Idiom

foliar feed feed supplied to leaves of plants.

Etymology

mod.L foliaris f. L folium leaf