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单词 perdifoil
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perdifoiln.

Forms: 1700s perdifol, 1800s perdifoil.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: perdifolious adj., foil n.1
Etymology: < perdi- (in perdifolious adj.) + foil n.1
Obsolete.
A plant that loses its leaves annually; a deciduous plant.
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1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Perdifols, Plants that shed their leaves.
1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Perdifol, a plant that drops its leaves in winter.
1803 B. S. Barton Elements Bot. ii. 66 The Passion-flower of America and the Jasmine of Malabar, are evergreens in their native climates, but become perdifoils when they are transplanted into Britain.
1871 L. Colange Zell's Pop. Encycl. II. 588/3 Perdifoil.., A tree or other plant which periodically sheds its leaves.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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