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PERFOLIATE LEAF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does perfoliate leaf mean?
• PERFOLIATE LEAF (noun)
The noun PERFOLIATE LEAF has 1 sense:
1. a leaf with the base united around--and apparently pierced by--the stem
Familiarity information: PERFOLIATE LEAF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A leaf with the base united around--and apparently pierced by--the stem
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("perfoliate leaf" is a kind of...):
simple leaf (a leaf that is not divided into parts)
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