- perfoliate leaf
- nouna leaf with the base united around—and apparently pierced by—the stem• Hypernyms: ↑simple leaf
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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perfoliate — /pəˈfoʊliət/ (say puh fohleeuht), / eɪt/ (say ayt) adjective having the stem apparently passing through the leaf, owing to congenital union of the basal edges of the leaf round the stem: a perfoliate leaf. {New Latin perfoliātus, from Latin per… …
perfoliate — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
perfoliate — [pər fō′lē it, pər fō′lēāt΄] adj. [ModL perfoliatus < L per (see PER ) < L folium, a leaf: see FOLIATE] having a base surrounding the stem which bears it so that the stem seems to pass through it: said of a leaf perfoliation n … English World dictionary
Perfoliate — Per*fo li*ate, a. [Pref. per + L. folium leaf.] 1. (Bot.) Having the basal part produced around the stem; said of leaves which the stem apparently passes directory through. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Surrounded by a circle of hairs, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Leaf shape — Chart illustrating leaf morphology terms. Click the image for the details. Oddly pi … Wikipedia
Leaf — For other uses, see Leaf (disambiguation). The leaves of a Beech tree … Wikipedia
perfoliate — perfoliation, n. /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,… … Universalium
perfoliate — adj. [L. per, through; folium, leaf] With terminal joints leaflike and surrounding the stalk connecting them … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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 — adj. (of a plant) having the stalk apparently passing through the leaf. Etymology: mod.L perfoliatus (as PER , FOLIATE) … Useful english dictionary
