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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary per·fo·li·ate \\ˌpər-ˈfō-lē-ət, ˈpər-\\ 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 honeysuckle Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged per·foliate \|pər, (ˈ)per+\ adjective Etymology: New Latin perfoliata, an herb having leaves pierced by the stem, from Latin per through + foliata, feminine of foliatus foliate — more at for , foliate 1. : having the basal part naturally united around the stem — used of a leaf (as of many honeysuckles) apparently perforated by the stem or petiole 2. : having the terminal joints expanded into flattened plates and encircling the stalk which connects them — used of the antenna of an insect (as a lamellicorn beetle) • per·foliation \ˌpər, ˌper+\ noun |
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