Definition of "Foliate" :

verb: grow leaves

"The tree foliated in Spring."

verb: number the pages of a book or manuscript

verb: coat or back with metal foil

"Foliate glass."

verb: decorate with leaves

verb: hammer into thin flat foils

"Foliate metal."

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

adjective: (often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves

"Foliate' is combined with the prefix tri' to form the word trifoliate'."

adjective: ornamented with foliage or foils

"Foliate tracery."