amplexifoliate

 [am-plek-suh-foh-lee-it, -eyt, am-plek-]  

am·plex·i·fo·li·ate

   [am-plek-suh-foh-lee-it, -eyt, am-plek-]
adjective Botany.
having amplexicaul leaves.
Origin:
1875–80; amplexi- (see amplexicaul) + foliate
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