foliferous

English

Alternative forms

• foliiferous

Etymology

From Latin folium (“leaf”) + -ferous. Compare French foliifère.

Adjective

foliferous (comparative more foliferous, superlative most foliferous)

1. Producing leaves.

   foliferous shrub

   foliferous tree

References

• “foliferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.