per·fo·li·ate (p r-f  l - t)adj. Of or relating to a sessile leaf or bract that completely clasps the stem and is apparently pierced by it. [New Latin perfoli  tus : Latin per-, per- + Latin folitus, bearing leaves (from folium, leaf; see bhel-3 in Indo-European roots).]per·fo  li·ation n. |   perfoliate leaf |
perfoliate [pəˈfəʊlɪɪt -ˌeɪt]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of a leaf) having a base that completely encloses the stem, so that the stem appears to pass through it
[from New Latin perfoliātus, from Latin per- through + folium leaf]
perfoliation n
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| Adj. | 1. | perfoliate - (of a leaf) having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem unsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions |
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