Folium /(?)/

Fo·li·um

Folium

n.

pl. Foliums, Folia

  1. A leaf, esp. a thin leaf or plate.
  2. A curve of the third order, consisting of two infinite branches, which have a common asymptote. The curve has a double point, and a leaf-shaped loop; whence the name. Its equation is x3 + y3 = axy. (Geom.)