• IPA: /ˈfeɪʃiz/, /ˈfeɪʃiˌiːz/

facies

1. (plurale tantum) Appearance.
   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 6:

     The Chilean Amphijubula Schust. (Schuster, 1970a) which has the facies of a small Frullania and agrees with Frullania in leaf insertion and branching, has a nontiered seta with 16 epidermal cell rows surrounding 4 inner rows.

2. (plurale tantum, medicine) Facial features, like an expression or complexion, typical for patients having certain diseases or conditions.

   costive facies

3. (geology) A body of rock with specified characteristics reflecting the way it was formed.