Interfoliate

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To interleave.

    "August 7 1696, John Evelyn, letter to Mr. Place I will take care to send you with my interfoliated copy"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Between leaves or leaf-like structures. not-comparable

    "Another interesting feature in the species before us is the presence of interfoliate scars similar to those of other species of Sigillaria, especially the Tessellata and Facularia groups."

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"Another interesting feature in the species before us is the presence of interfoliate scars similar to those of other species of Sigillaria, especially the Tessellata and Facularia groups."

Etymology

From inter- + Latin folium (“leaf”).

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