Type and usage of foliation from BoostVocab

foliation

/,foʊli'eɪʃən/

noun
(architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
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foliage

type of:
architectural ornament
noun
(botany) the process of forming leaves
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leafing

type of:
maturation ontogeny development ontogenesis growing growth
noun
(geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock
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stratification
noun
the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves
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production
noun
the work of coating glass with metal foil
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covering coating application

Definition that contains foliation

fenusa pusilla small black sawfly native to Europe but established in eastern United States; larvae mine the leaves of birches causing serious defoliation
birch leaf miner small black sawfly native to Europe but established in eastern United States; larvae mine the leaves of birches causing serious defoliation

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