Nature terminology · Plants & fungi
foli/o — Leaf
foli/o means leaf. Latin source words and nature terminology examples: foliar.
Meaning and source words
Meaning: Leaf
- Latin: folium
Examples and word parts
foliar
Relating to leaves.
Word parts: foli (leaf) + -ar (relating to)
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Related plants & fungi terms
- phyt/o — Plant
phytoplankton
- dendr/o — Tree
dendrology
- arbor- — Tree
arboreal
- phyll/o — Leaf
chlorophyll
- rhiz/o — Root
rhizosphere
- radic- — Root
radicle
- anth/o — Flower
anthesis
- flor- — Flower
floral
Sources and usage
From the Word Radicals nature terminology collection. Source words and word parts are learning references; modern meanings can differ from their classical sources.