FOLIUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: folia   

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("folium" is a kind of...):

formation; geological formation ((geology) the geological features of the earth)

Derivation:

foliaceous ((especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata)

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