- foliation, leafing - (botany) the process of forming leaves
--1 is a kind of growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
Derived form: verb foliate5 - foliation - (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock
--2 is a kind of stratification
- foliation, foliage - (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
--3 is a kind of architectural ornament
Derived form: verb foliate2 - foliation - the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves
--4 is a kind of production
Derived form: verb foliate1 - foliation - the work of coating glass with metal foil
--5 is a kind of application, coating, covering
Derived form: verb foliate3 - foliation, foliage - (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament