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heterophyllous

heterophyllous adjective: having leaves of different types upon the same plant.

Adjective

heterophyllous (not comparable)

  1. Having leaves of different types upon the same plant

Antonyms of heterophyllous

Origin of heterophyllous

From hetero- + -phyllous.

Words formed from heterophyllous

Questions about heterophyllous

What does heterophyllous mean?
Heterophyllous means having leaves of different types upon the same plant.
What part of speech is heterophyllous?
Heterophyllous is an adjective.

Words near heterophyllous in the dictionary

  1. heterophyadic
  2. heterophyid
  3. heterophyids
  4. heterophyletic
  5. heterophylline
  6. heterophyllous
  7. heterophylly
  8. heterophyly
  9. heterophyte
  10. heterophytes
  11. heterophytic

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