Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SU-PRA-FO-LI-A'CEOUS
SU-PRA-DE-COM'POUNDSU-PRA-LAP-SA'RI-AN, or SU-PRA-LAP'SA-RY
SU-PRA-FO-LI-A'CEOUS, a. [L. supra and folium, a leaf.]
In botany, inserted into the stem above the leaf or petiole, or axil, as a peduncle or flower. – Martyn.
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