having a base surrounding the stem which bears it so that the stem seems to pass through it: said of a leaf
Origin of perfoliate
Modern Latin perfoliatus from Classical Latin per- (see per-) from Classical Latin folium, a leaf: see foliateperfoliate
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perfoliate
adjective
Of or relating to a sessile leaf or bract that completely clasps the stem and is apparently pierced by it.
Origin of perfoliate
New Latin perfoliātus Latin per- per- Latin foliātus bearing leaves ( from folium leaf ; see bhel-3 in Indo-European roots.)Related Forms:
- per·fo′li·a′tion
noun
perfoliate
perfoliate leaf
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Anagrams
- pie floater
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