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extrafoliaceous

extrafoliaceous adjective: away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them.

Adjective

extrafoliaceous (not comparable)

  1. Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them.
    • extrafoliaceous prickles
    • Flowers umbelled. Leaves ovate toothed angular ciliated, Umbels extrafoliaceous stalked1828, John Claudius Loudon, An Encyclopaedia of Plants

Origin of extrafoliaceous

From extra- + foliaceous.

Questions about extrafoliaceous

What does extrafoliaceous mean?
Extrafoliaceous means away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them.
What part of speech is extrafoliaceous?
Extrafoliaceous is an adjective.

Words near extrafoliaceous in the dictionary

  1. extrafine
  2. extraflagellar
  3. extrafloccular
  4. extrafloral
  5. extrafocal
  6. extrafoliaceous
  7. extrafollicular
  8. extrafollicularly
  9. extraforaminal
  10. extraforaneous
  11. extraformational

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