Perforate

[imp. & p. p. PERFORATED; p. pr. & vb. n. PERFORATING.] [Lat. perforare, perforatum, from the prefix per, through, and forare, to bore; It. perforare, Sp., Pg., & Pr. perforar, Fr. perforer.] To bore through; to pierce with a pointed instrument; to penetrate; to make a hole or holes through by boring or driving.

a. (Bot.) Pierced with holes, or having transparent dots resembling holes.