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Webster 1913 Edition

Perdifoil

Per′di-foil

,
Noun.
[L.
perdere
to lose +
folium
leaf.]
(Bot.)
A deciduous plant; – opposed to
evergreen
.
J. Barton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Perdifoil

PER'DIFOIL

,
Noun.
[L. perdo, to lose, and folium, leaf.] A plant that annually loses or drops its leaves; opposed to evergreen.
The passion flower of America and the jasmine of Malabar, which are evergreens in their native climates, become perdifoils when transplanted into Britain.

Definition 2024

perdifoil

perdifoil

English

Noun

perdifoil ‎(plural perdifoils)

  1. (botany, obsolete) Any deciduous plant.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of J. Barton to this entry?)

Antonyms

Etymology

Latin perdere to lose + folium leaf.

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