per|fo|li|ate

per|fo|li|ate
per|fo|li|ate «puhr FOH lee iht, -ayt», adjective.
having the stem apparently passing through the blade: »

a perfoliate leaf.

[< New Latin perfoliatus < Latin per- through + folium leaf]

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