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perfoliation Definition


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perfoliate
adj
    1. bot.
      Said of a leaf: having the base joined around the stem, so as to appear pierced by the stem.
Derivative: perfoliation
noun
    Etymology: 17c: from Latin perfoliatus, from per through + folium leaf.



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