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epiphyletic

epiphyletic adjective: mostly monophyletic but containing some hybrids.

Adjective

epiphyletic (not comparable)

  1. Mostly monophyletic but containing some hybrids

Origin of epiphyletic

From epi- + phyletic.

Questions about epiphyletic

What does epiphyletic mean?
Epiphyletic means mostly monophyletic but containing some hybrids.
What part of speech is epiphyletic?
Epiphyletic is an adjective.

Words near epiphyletic in the dictionary

  1. epiphrases
  2. epiphrasis
  3. epiphreatic
  4. epiphrenic
  5. epiphycan
  6. epiphyletic
  7. epiphyll
  8. epiphyllospermous
  9. epiphyllous
  10. epiphylls
  11. epiphyllum

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