Perfoliate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. (Zool.) Surrounded by a circle of hairs, or projections of
        any kind.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  perfoliate
       adj : of a leaf having the base united around (and apparently
             pierced by) the stem