foliose
/ˈfoʊliˌoʊs/
adjective
- Having a flat, leaf-like shape or structure, especially describing certain lichens and algae.
- Unlike crustose lichens, foliose lichens can be peeled off the rock surface.
- The biologist identified the lichen as foliose because of its leafy, lobed appearance.
- Foliose lichens grow flat against tree bark, looking like crinkled leaves.