Definition of perfoliate Perfoliate
per•fo•li•ate
We found 5 definitions of perfoliate from 4 different sources.
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What does perfoliate mean?
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| perfoliate - (of a leaf) having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem |
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- perfoliate (a.)
Having the basal part produced around the stem; -- said of leaves which the stem apparently passes directory through. - perfoliate (a.)
Surrounded by a circle of hairs, or projections of any kind.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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perfoliate
-d, per-fō′li-āt, -ed, adj. (bot.) having the stem as it were passing through the blade—of a leaf: having the leaf round the stem at the base: (zool.) surrounded by a circle of hairs, &c., taxicorn. [L. per, through, folium, a leaf.]
