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perfix | perflable | perflate | perflation | perfluorocarbon | perfoliate | perfoliate leaf | perforata | perforate | perforated | perforated eardrum

perfoliate

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Adjective
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per=fo=li=ate

CIDE DICTIONARY

perfoliatea. [Pref. per- + L. folium leaf.].
  •  Having the basal part produced around the stem; -- said of leaves which the stem apparently passes directory through.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Surrounded by a circle of hairs, or projections of any kind.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

perfoliate, adj. (of a plant) having the stalk apparently passing through the leaf.

Etymology
mod.L perfoliatus (as PER-, FOLIATE)

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