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Having the basal part produced around the stem; -- said of leaves which the stem apparently passes directory through.
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Surrounded by a circle of hairs, or projections of any kind.
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Paired leaves which fuse around the stem.
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referring to a rhinophore whose central shaft seems to pass through leaf-like extensions. Lamellate.
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Leaves with basal lobes uniting round the stem.
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Leavs so clasping thes stem as to appear as if pierced by it.
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a. (L. per, through; folium, a leaf) said of opposite or whorled leaves or bracts that are united into a collarlike structure around the stem that bears them.
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A leaf that completely surrounds the stem so that the stem appears to perforate or pass through the leaf.
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referring to a sessile leaf or leaflike structure whose base completely surrounds the stem
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A leaf that appears to be perforated by the stem.
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of a leaf having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem
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of a sessile leaf or bract, having its base completely wrapped around the stem.
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a sessile leaf that has a base which completely surrounds the stem
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Describes the leaf arrangement of plants such as honeysuckle, in which two opposite leaves are fused and appear to be pierced by the stem or branch.
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A botanical term for opposite or whorled leaves or bracts that are united into a collarlike structure around the stem that bears them. From the Latin, per, "through;" and folium, "a leaf."
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