PERFOLIATE


Meaning of PERFOLIATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpər-ˈfō-lē-ət, ˈpər- ]

adjective

Etymology: New Latin perfoliata, an herb having leaves pierced by the stem, from Latin per through + foliata, feminine of foliatus foliate

Date: 1687

: having the basal part naturally united around the stem

a perfoliate leaf of a honeysuckle

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