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Meaning of folium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
[ˈfɔ.li.ũː]

Definitions

  1. a leaf (including a conifer's needle)
    declension-2, neuter
  2. a petal
    declension-2, neuter
  3. a sheet or leaf of paper
    Late-Latin, declension-2, neuter
  4. trifle, thing of no consequence
    declension-2, figuratively, neuter

Equivalents

English leaf Needle petal sheet
Kurdî pêtal

Examples

“Ex his pinus atque pinaster folium habent capillamenti modo praetenue longumque et mucrone aculeatum.”

Of these, the pine and wild pine have a leaf [that is] very thin and long, in the manner of hair, and tipped with a sharp point.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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