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autophyllogeny

autophyllogeny noun: the growth of one leaf from another, as from a nerve.

Noun

autophyllogeny (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) The growth of one leaf from another, as from a nerve.

Origin of autophyllogeny

auto- + phyllo- + -geny

Questions about autophyllogeny

What does autophyllogeny mean?
Autophyllogeny means the growth of one leaf from another, as from a nerve.
What part of speech is autophyllogeny?
Autophyllogeny is a noun.

Words near autophyllogeny in the dictionary

  1. autophotograph
  2. autophotographs
  3. autophragm
  4. autophragmal
  5. autophragms
  6. autophyllogeny
  7. autophyte
  8. autophytes
  9. autopia
  10. autopiano
  11. autopianos

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