Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perfoliate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-fo-li-ate
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Appearing to have the stem passing through the blade.

adj

Having the leaf round the stem at the base.

adj

Surrounded by a circle of hairs, etc.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin perfoliāta, from Latin per- (“through”) + the feminine of Latin foliātus (“foliate”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: per-, foliātus

Derived Forms

perfoliately

Phrases

connate-perfoliate perfoliate bellwort

Frequently Paired Words

peltate connate amplexicaul

Questions

What does perfoliate mean?
Appearing to have the stem passing through the blade.
Where does perfoliate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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