'Perfoliate' definitions:
Definition of 'perfoliate'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(of a leaf) having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem
Definition of 'Perfoliate'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) Surrounded by a circle of hairs, or projections of any kind. [1913 Webster]