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  • 61foliate — [fō′lē āt΄; ] for adj., usually [, fō′lēit] vt. foliated, foliating [< L foliatus, leafy < folium, a leaf < IE base * bhel , * bhlō , to swell, blossom > BLADE, BLOOM1] 1. a) to divide into thin layers …

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  • 62foliate — adj. & v. adj. 1 leaflike. 2 having leaves. 3 (in comb.) having a specified number of leaflets (trifoliate). v. 1 intr. split into laminae. 2 tr. decorate (an arch or door head) with foils. 3 tr. number leaves (not pages) of (a volume)… …

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  • 63trifoliata — noun small fast growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible fruit: used as a stock in grafting and for hedges • Syn: ↑trifoliate orange, ↑wild orange, ↑Poncirus trifoliata • Hypernyms:… …

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  • 64A|te — ate1 «ayt», verb. past tense of eat: »Father ate his dinner an hour ago. a|te2 «AY tee», noun. infatuation or mad impulse, sometimes personified, as in Greek drama. A|te «AY tee», noun. Greek Mythology. the goddess of recklessness and mischief,… …

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  • 65a|te — ate1 «ayt», verb. past tense of eat: »Father ate his dinner an hour ago. a|te2 «AY tee», noun. infatuation or mad impulse, sometimes personified, as in Greek drama. A|te «AY tee», noun. Greek Mythology. the goddess of recklessness and mischief,… …

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  • 66fo|li|ate — «adjective. FOH lee iht, ayt; verb. FOH lee ayt», adjective, verb, at|ed, at|ing. –adj. 1. having leaves; covered with leaves. 2. resembling a leaf; leaflike. –v.i. 1. to put forth leaves …

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  • 67tri|fo|li|ate — «try FOH lee iht, ayt», adjective. 1. consisting of three leaves or leaflets (used chiefly, in the latter sense, of compound leaves, as a shortened form of trifoliolate). 2. having such leaves. Clover is trifoliate. ╂[< tri + Latin foliātus… …

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