perdifoil

English

Etymology

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

Noun

perdifoil (plural perdifoils)

(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.

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