| folio | Origin: Ablative of L. Folium leaf. See 4th Foil. 1. A leaf of a book or manuscript. 2. A sheet of paper once folded. 3. A book made of sheets of paper each folded once (four pages to the sheet); hence, a book of the largest kind. See Note under Paper. 4. The page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand. 5. A page of a book; a page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number. 6. A leaf containing a certain number of words, hence, a certain number of words in a writing, as in England, in law proceedings 72, and in chancery, 90; in new York, 100 words. Folio post, a flat writing paper, usually 17 by 24 inches. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| foliole | <botany> One of the distinct parts of a compound leaf; a leaflet. Origin: Dim. Of L. Folium leaf: cf. F. Foliole. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| foliose | <botany> Having many leaves; leafy. Origin: L. Foliosus, fr. Folium leaf. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| folious | 1. Like a leaf; thin; unsubstantial. 2. <botany> Foliose. See: Foliose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |