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folium.

A leaf.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A leaf.

    countable · rare · uncountable
  2. A leaf (2 pages) of a codex or manuscript.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A document that acts as the legal record of a transaction.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A document that acts as the legal record of a transaction. A certificate of title.

    countable · especially · uncountable
  5. A thin sheet or plate of a foliated rock or mineral.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A lobe on a branching structure.

    countable · uncountable
  7. A lobe on a branching structure. A leaf-like protrusion or lobule on one of the vermes of the cerebellum.

    countable · uncountable
  8. A curve of the third order, consisting of two infinite branches having a common asymptote. The curve has a double point, and a leaf-shaped loop.

    countable · uncountable
  9. Synonym of turnsole (“purple dye”).

    uncountable
  10. A symmetric pattern on the abdomen of some spiders.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Latin folium (“leaf”). Doublet of foil and folio, distantly also with phyllo and phyllon.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.