Definitions for: Perfoliate

[adj] of a leaf having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem

Webster (1913) Definition: 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. (Zo["o]l.) Surrounded by a circle of hairs, or projections
of any kind.

Synonyms: simple, unsubdivided