[ adj ] (of a leaf) having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem <adj.all>
Perfoliate \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.