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.

2. Zool.

Surrounded by a circle of hairs, or projections of any kind.

 

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