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Webster 1913 Edition


Perdifoil

Per′di-foil

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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.