perdifoil
English
Etymology
Derived from Latin perdere (“to lose”) + folium (“leaf”).
Noun
perdifoil (plural perdifoils)
- (botany, obsolete) A 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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913