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foliose

ADJECTIVE
  1. bearing numerous leaves

How To Use foliose In A Sentence

  • G. mucronatus is common among algal mats and foliose macroalgae.
  • The deeper stretches of the steep drop-off show foliose or plate-like forms of Pachyseris, Leptoseris and Montipora at 20-30 m depth. Tubbataha Reef Marine Park, Philippines
  • Some multicellular brown algae form branched filaments or foliose plants many meters long with complex anatomy. Phytoplankton
  • _ -- The plant consists of leafy shoots, the origin of which can be understood in the light of the foliose forms described above. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"
  • Foliose lichens have leaf-like thalli whose edges are crinkly or divided into lobes. Lichen
  • This tome includes detailed entries on more than 800 foliose, fruticose, and crustose lichens; essays on the biology, structure, uses, and ecological significance of these plants; and hundreds of color photographs.
  • In foliose lichens there is a lower cortex and in fruticose lichens the lower cortex is replaced by a central one.
  • Therefore, no data were available in these species for the developmental transition of meristem from the juvenile to the mature foliose root.
  • In thalloid forms the sexual organs are often sunk in depressions, while in the foliose forms protection is afforded by the surrounding leaves. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"
  • Lichens are traditionally classified into three growth forms: crustose, foliose, and fruticose.
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