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perfoliate definition

per·fo·li·ate (pər fō′lē it, -āt′)

adjective

having a base surrounding the stem which bears it so that the stem seems to pass through it: said of a leaf

Etymology: ModL perfoliatus < L per- (see per-) < L folium, a leaf: see foliate

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