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perdifoil

perdifoil noun: any deciduous plant.

Noun

perdifoil (plural perdifoils)

  1. (obsolete) Any deciduous plant.
    • [M]any of the perdifoils of cold climates, when transplanted to warmer climates, become evergreens.1803, Benjamin Smith Barton, Elements of Botany
    Antonyms:
    evergreen

Antonyms of perdifoil

Forms of perdifoil

pluralperdifoils

Origin of perdifoil

Derived from Latin perdere (“to lose”) + folium (“leaf”).

Questions about perdifoil

What does perdifoil mean?
Perdifoil means any deciduous plant.
What part of speech is perdifoil?
Perdifoil is a noun.
What is the plural of perdifoil?
The plural of perdifoil is perdifoils.

Words near perdifoil in the dictionary

  1. Perdew
  2. Perdews
  3. perdialytic
  4. perdicine
  5. perdie
  6. perdifoil
  7. perdifoils
  8. perdita
  9. perditas
  10. Perditean
  11. perdition

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