v. Obs. rare. [f. EF- + FOLIATE v.] To open into leaf. Hence Effoliated ppl. a., that has opened into leaf. Also (with different sense) Effoliation, removal of leaves (Treas. Bot.).
1671. Grew, Anat. Plants, I. i. § 44 (1682), 9. That which here befalls the now effoliated Lobes.
