| FOLIATE | • foliate adj. Of or relating to leaves. • foliate adj. Shaped like a leaf. • foliate adj. (Geology) foliated. |
| SPOLIATE | • spoliate v. (Transitive, obsolete) To plunder. • spoliate v. (Intransitive, obsolete) To engage in robbery; to plunder. • SPOLIATE v. to despoil; to plunder. |
| BIFOLIATE | • bifoliate adj. (Botany) Having exactly two leaves. Compare bifoliolate, having two leaflets per leaf. • BIFOLIATE adj. having two leaves or leaflets. |
| DEFOLIATE | • defoliate v. (Transitive) To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent. • defoliate adj. Deprived of leaves; defoliated. • DEFOLIATE v. to remove the leaves from. |
| EXFOLIATE | • exfoliate v. To remove the leaves from a plant. • exfoliate v. To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation. • exfoliate v. (Mineralogy) To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales as the result of heat or decomposition. |
| PERFOLIATE | • perfoliate adj. (Botany, of leaves) Appearing to have the stem passing through the blade. • perfoliate adj. (Botany, of leaves) Having the leaf round the stem at the base. • perfoliate adj. (Zoology) Surrounded by a circle of hairs, etc. |
| TRIFOLIATE | • trifoliate adj. (Chiefly botany) Having or comprising three leaves, or (loosely) trifoliolate (with three leaflets)… • trifoliate adj. Comprising, abounding with, or featuring trefoils. • trifoliate n. A trifoliate plant. |
| UNIFOLIATE | • unifoliate adj. (Botany) Having a single leaf. • unifoliate n. Such a plant. • UNIFOLIATE adj. with one leaf only. |
| CURVIFOLIATE | • curvifoliate adj. Having curved leaves. • CURVIFOLIATE adj. having curved leaves. |
| INTERFOLIATE | • interfoliate v. (Obsolete) To interleave. • INTERFOLIATE v. to interleave. |
| MULTIFOLIATE | • multifoliate adj. (Botany) Having many leaves. • MULTIFOLIATE adj. having many leaves. |
| PARVIFOLIATE | • PARVIFOLIATE adj. of plants, having small leaves in comparison with the size of the stem. |
| QUADRIFOLIATE | • quadrifoliate adj. (Botany) Having four leaves or leaflets. • QUADRIFOLIATE adj. having four leaves. |
| ANGUSTIFOLIATE | • angustifoliate adj. (Botany) Having narrow leaves. • ANGUSTIFOLIATE adj. narrow-leaved. |
| QUINQUEFOLIATE | • quinquefoliate adj. (Botany) Having five leaves or leaflets. • QUINQUEFOLIATE adj. having five leaves. |