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- [per-foh-lee-it, -eyt]
- /pərˈfoʊ li ɪt, -ˌeɪt/
- /pɜːfˈəʊlɪˌeɪt/
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- [per-foh-lee-it, -eyt]
- /pərˈfoʊ li ɪt, -ˌeɪt/
Definitions of perfoliate word
- adjective perfoliate having the stem apparently passing through the leaf, owing to congenital union of the basal edges of the leaf round the stem. 1
- adjective perfoliate (of a leaf) having a base that completely encloses the stem, so that the stem appears to pass through it 0
- adjective perfoliate having a base surrounding the stem which bears it so that the stem seems to pass through it 0
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Origin of perfoliate
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < New Latin perfoliātus (see per-, foliate), the feminine of which, perfoliāta, was formerly used as the name of a plant with a stalk that seemed to grow through (pierce) its leafage
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Parts of speech for Perfoliate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
perfoliate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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