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perfoliate |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 2. (Zo["o]l.) Surrounded by a circle of hairs, or projections of any kind From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: perfoliate adj : of a leaf having the base united around and apparently pierced by the stem
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