(botany) The process of forming into a leaf or leaves. / (publishing) The process of forming into pages; pagination. / (botany) The manner in which the young leaves are disposed within the bud.

plural of foliation

of or relating to leaves / shaped like a leaf / (geology) foliated

To form into leaves. / To beat into a leaf, or thin plate. / To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foliate

(geology, of a rock) Having a structure of thin layers. / (architecture) Decorated with foliage. / (music) Having notes added above or below, as in a plain-song melody.

simple past tense and past participle of foliate

present participle of foliate

(geology) A special type of a tectonically produced foliation or fabric, most commonly in quartz-rich layers.

plural of oblique foliation