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cataphyllary

cataphyllary adjective: describing brownish scales on the surfaces of some plants, probably derived from foliage-leaves.

Adjective

cataphyllary (not comparable)

  1. Describing brownish scales on the surfaces of some plants, probably derived from foliage-leaves.

Origin of cataphyllary

From cataphyll + -ary.

Questions about cataphyllary

What does cataphyllary mean?
Cataphyllary means describing brownish scales on the surfaces of some plants, probably derived from foliage-leaves.
What part of speech is cataphyllary?
Cataphyllary is an adjective.

Words near cataphyllary in the dictionary

  1. cataphracted
  2. cataphractic
  3. cataphracts
  4. cataphyll
  5. cataphyllaries
  6. cataphyllary
  7. cataphyllic
  8. cataphylls
  9. cataphysical
  10. cataplana
  11. cataplanas

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