"foliar" meaning in English

See foliar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Latin foliāris. By surface analysis, foli(um) + -ar. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|foliāris}} Latin foliāris, {{surf|en|folium|-ar|alt1=foli(um)}} By surface analysis, foli(um) + -ar Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} foliar (not comparable)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or via the leaves. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-foliar-en-adj-fUxfhHNy Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ar Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ar: 67 33
  2. Of or pertaining to the folia of the cerebellum. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-foliar-en-adj-VZl83iOW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: foliar feeding, foliarly, foliar trace, interfoliar, nonfoliar, unifoliar

Alternative forms

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