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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PERFOLIATE
a.[L. per and folium, a leaf. ] In botany, a perfoliate or perforated leaf, is one that has the base entirely surrounding the stem transversely.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PERFOLIATE
Per *fo "li *ate, a. Etym: [Pref. per- + L. folium leaf. ]
1. (Bot. )
Defn: Having the basal part produced around the stem; -- said of leaves which the stem apparently passes directory through.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Surrounded by a circle of hairs, or projections of any kind.
New American Oxford Dictionary
perfoliate
per fo li ate |pərˈfōlēˌāt, -it pərˈfoʊlieɪt | ▶adjective Botany (of a stalkless leaf or bract ) extended at the base to encircle the node, so that the stem apparently passes through it. • (of a plant ) having such leaves. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from modern Latin perfoliatus, from Latin per- ‘through ’ + foliatus ‘leaved. ’
Oxford Dictionary
perfoliate
perfoliate |pəˈfəʊlɪət | ▶adjective Botany (of a stalkless leaf or bract ) extended at the base to encircle the node, so that the stem apparently passes through it. • (of a plant ) having perfoliate leaves. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from modern Latin perfoliatus, from Latin per- ‘through ’ + foliatus ‘leaved ’.
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