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      perfoliate
      adjective
      (of a leaf) having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem
      Roots
      perper- · Latin · throughfoliumfoli- · Latin · leafatus-ate · Latin · having
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      The word perfoliate breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: per-, from Latin per (“through”); foli, from Latin folium (“leaf”); and -ate, from Latin atus (“having”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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