PERFOLIATE STEM
\pɜːfˈə͡ʊlɪˌe͡ɪt stˈɛm], \pɜːfˈəʊlɪˌeɪt stˈɛm], \p_ɜː_f_ˈəʊ_l_ɪ__ˌeɪ_t s_t_ˈɛ_m]\
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(Bot.) One which apparently pierces, goes through the leaf [L.] ; in reality the lobes of the leaf are not only amplexicaul (q.v.), but grow together where their margins come in contact. P. leaf, one through which the stem passes ; e.g. yellow-wort, chlora.
By Henry Percy Smith
