perfoliate

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adjective

Appearing to have the stem passing through the blade.

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OriginNew Latin perfoliāta ← Latin per- →
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Meanings

adjectiveperfoliate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyAppearing to have the stem passing through the blade.
  2. not comparablebiologyHaving the leaf round the stem at the base.
  3. not comparablebiologySurrounded by a circle of hairs, etc.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of a leaf) having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinfoliātus“foliate”
  2. Latinper-“through”
  3. New Latinperfoliāta
  4. Englishperfoliate

Borrowed from New Latin perfoliāta, from Latin per- (“through”) + the feminine of Latin foliātus (“foliate”).

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Translations

French perfolié
  • perfoliébotany
Cite this entry
APA

perfoliate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perfoliate

MLA

“perfoliate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perfoliate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perfoliate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perfoliate.

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