perdifoil

English

Etymology

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

Noun

perdifoil (plural perdifoils)

1. (botany, obsolete) Any deciduous plant.

   Antonym: evergreen

   • 1803, Benjamin Smith Barton, Elements of Botany:

     [M]any of the perdifoils of cold climates, when transplanted to warmer climates, become evergreens.

Further reading

• “perdifoil”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.