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Adjective: perfoliate  pur'fow-lee-ut
  1. (of a leaf) having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem
    "The perfoliate leaves are elliptic, shiny, and hairy beneath"

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Encyclopedia: Perfoliate

Nearest

perfective aspect
perfective tense
perfectly
perfectness
perfervid
perfidious
perfidiously
perfidiousness
perfidy
perfluorocarbon
perfoliate
perfoliate leaf
perforate
perforated
perforated eardrum
perforating vein
perforation
perforator
perforce
perform
performable