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perfoliate
per·fo·li·ate [ pər fṓlee ət ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
enclosing stem: describes a leaf that encloses a stem so that the stem seems to pass through it
[Late 17th century. < modern Latin perfoliatus "through a leaf" < Latin folium "leaf"]

per·fo·li·a·tion [ pər flee áysh'n ] noun
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