perfoliate

perfoliate
/peuhr foh"lee it, -ayt'/, adj. Bot.
having the stem apparently passing through the leaf, owing to congenital union of the basal edges of the leaf round the stem.
[1540-50; < NL perfoliatus (see PER-, FOLIATE), the fem. of which, perfoliata, was formerly used as the name of a plant with a stalk that seemed to grow through (pierce) its leafage]

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  • perfoliate — [pə fəʊlɪət] adjective Botany (of a stalkless leaf or bract) extended at the base to encircle the node (so that the stem appears to pass through it). ↘(of a plant) having such leaves. Origin C17: from mod. L. perfoliatus, from L. per through +… …   English new terms dictionary

  • perfoliate — per·foliate …   English syllables

  • perfoliate — adj. (of a plant) having the stalk apparently passing through the leaf. Etymology: mod.L perfoliatus (as PER , FOLIATE) …   Useful english dictionary

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