| BIFOLIATE | • bifoliate adj. (Botany) Having exactly two leaves. Compare bifoliolate, having two leaflets per leaf. • BIFOLIATE adj. having two leaves or leaflets. |
| DEFOLIANT | • defoliant n. An agent used to defoliate plants. • DEFOLIANT n. a chemical used to cause defoliation. |
| 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. |
| EXFOLIANT | • exfoliant n. An agent or substance used for the process of exfoliation. • EXFOLIANT n. a cosmetic for removing dead skin. |
| 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. |
| FOLIATING | • foliating v. Present participle of foliate. • FOLIATE v. to number the leaves of. |
| FOLIATION | • foliation n. (Botany) The process of forming into a leaf or leaves. • foliation n. (Publishing) The process of forming into pages; pagination. • foliation n. (Codicology, publishing) The numbering of the folios of a manuscript or a book. |
| FOLIATURE | • foliature n. (Obsolete) Foliage; leafage. • FOLIATURE n. a cluster of foliage. |
| FOLIOLATE | • foliolate adj. Of or pertaining to leaflets of a plant. • FOLIOLATE adj. composed of or relating to leaflets, also FOLIOLOSE. |
| FOLIOLOSE | • foliolose adj. (Botany) Bearing folioles. • FOLIOLOSE adj. composed of or relating to leaflets, also FOLIOLATE. |
| PORTFOLIO | • portfolio n. A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents. • portfolio n. (By extension) The collection of such documents, especially the works of an artist or photographer. • portfolio n. (Politics) The post and the responsibilities of a cabinet minister or other head of a government department. |
| TRIFOLIES | • trifolies n. Plural of trifoly. • TRIFOLY n. a plant having three-lobed leaves, also TREFOIL. |
| TRIFOLIUM | • trifolium n. (Botany) Any of the genus Trifolium of clovers and trefoils. • Trifolium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – clovers or trefoils. • TRIFOLIUM n. (Latin) any leguminous plant of the large genus Trifolium, characterized by trifoliate leaves. |