{ a. [ L. adversus opposite + folium leaf. ] (Bot.) Having opposite leaves, as plants which have the leaves so arranged on the stem. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. angustus narrow (see Anguish) + folium leaf. ] (Bot.) Having narrow leaves. Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. asper rough + folium leaf. ] (Bot.) Having rough leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ By some applied to the natural order now called Boraginaceæ or borageworts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + foliolate. ] (Bot.) Having two leaflets, as some compound leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. centifolius; centum + folium leaf. ] Having a hundred leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Folios [ Ablative of L. folium leaf. See 4th Foil. ] 1. A leaf of a book or manuscript. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A sheet of paper once folded. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Print.) The page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A page of a book; (Bookkeeping) a page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Law) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Folio post, a flat writing paper, usually 17 by 24 inches. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To put a serial number on each folio or page of (a book); to page. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Formed of sheets each folded once, making two leaves, or four pages; as, a folio volume. See Folio, n., 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to leaflets; -- used in composition; as, bi-foliolate. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Dim. of L. folium leaf: cf. F. foliole. ] (Bot.) One of the distinct parts of a compound leaf; a leaflet. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Feuillemort. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. foliosus, fr. folium leaf. ] (Bot.) Having many leaves; leafy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The ponderousness or bulk of a folio; voluminousness. [ R. ] De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Foliose. ] 1. Like a leaf; thin; unsubstantial. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Foliose. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. gramen, graminis, grass + folium leaf. ] (Bot.) Bearing leaves resembling those of grass. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. latus, lateris, side + folium leaf: cf. F. latérifolié. ] (Bot.) Growing from the stem by the side of a leaf; as, a laterifolious flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. latifolius; latus broad + folium leaf: cf. F. latifolié. ] (Bot.) Having broad leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Opposite, Folious. ] (Bot.) Placed at the same node with a leaf, but separated from it by the whole diameter of the stem; as, an oppositifolious peduncle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Plani- + L. folium leaf. ] (Bot.) Flat-leaved. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pluri- + foliolate. ] (Bot.) Having several or many leaflets. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. portefeuille; porter to carry + feuille a leaf. See Port to carry, and Folio. ] 1. A portable case for holding loose papers, prints, drawings, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: The office and functions of a minister of state or member of the cabinet; as, to receive the portfolio of war; to resign the portfolio. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Having five leaflets. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. rotundus round + folium a leaf. ] (Bot.) Having round leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Septi- + L. folium leaf. ] (Bot.) Having seven leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. tenuis thin + folium a leaf. ] (Bot.) Having thin or narrow leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. tri- + foliolate. ] (Bot.) Having three leaflets. [ 1913 Webster ]