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  • 91leafy — leaf•y [[t]ˈli fi[/t]] adj. leaf•i•er, leaf•i•est 1) bot abounding in foliage 2) bot having broad leaves or consisting mainly of leaves: leafy vegetables[/ex] 3) bot leaflike; foliaceous leaf′i•ness, n …

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  • 92leafy — /ˈlifi/ (say leefee) adjective (leafier, leafiest) 1. having a lot of leaves or foliage: a leafy vegetable. 2. having a lot of trees or plants: a leafy suburb. 3. covered with leaves: a leafy pathway. 4. leaf like; foliaceous. –leafiness, noun …

  • 93bedded — adjective 1. deposited or arranged in horizontal layers stratified rock • Syn: ↑stratified • Ant: ↑unstratified (for: ↑stratified) • Similar to …

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  • 94deer fern — noun fern with erect fronds of Europe and western North America; often cultivated for deer browse • Syn: ↑Blechnum spicant • Hypernyms: ↑hard fern * * * noun : a fern (Blechnum spicant) of Europe and western No. America that is often cultivated… …

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  • 95foliaged — adjective bearing numerous leaves • Syn: ↑foliaceous, ↑foliose • Similar to: ↑leafy …

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  • 96foliose — adjective bearing numerous leaves • Syn: ↑foliaceous, ↑foliaged • Similar to: ↑leafy …

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  • 97folium — noun a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock • Derivationally related forms: ↑foliaceous • Hypernyms: ↑geological formation, ↑formation …

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  • 98genus Parmelia — noun type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens • Syn: ↑Parmelia • Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Parmeliaceae, ↑family Parmeliaceae • M …

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  • 99stratified — adjective 1. arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks (Freq. 1) stratified areas of the distribution • Syn: ↑graded, ↑ranked • Similar to: ↑hierarchical, ↑hierarchal, ↑hierarchic …

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  • 100-aceous — suffix forming adjectives, esp. from nouns in acea, aceae (herbaceous; rosaceous). Etymology: L aceus: see ACEA * * * |āshəs adjective suffix Etymology: Latin aceus : characterized by arenaceous argillaceous …

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