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Perfoliate
Perfoliate
meaning
pər-fō'lē-ĭt
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Of or relating to a sessile leaf or bract that completely clasps the stem and is apparently pierced by it.
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Having a base surrounding the stem which bears it so that the stem seems to pass through it.
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(botany, of leaves) Appearing to have the
stem
passing through the
blade
.
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Origin of perfoliate
New Latin
perfoliātus
Latin
per-
per-
Latin
foliātus
bearing leaves
(
from
folium
leaf
bhel-
3
in Indo-European roots)
From
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From New Latin
perfoliata
, from
Latin
per
(“through") +
Latin
foliata
(“foliate").
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Words near perfoliate in the Dictionary
perfluorooctanoic
perfluorooctanoic-acid
perfluorooctyl
perfluoropentacene
perfluorosulfonate
perfluorotrihexylamine
perfoliate
perforable
perforant
perforate
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