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malacophyllous

malacophyllous adjective: having soft or fleshy leaves.

Adjective

malacophyllous (not comparable)

  1. Having soft or fleshy leaves

Origin of malacophyllous

From the Latin malacus (soft or pliable) + Latinized Greek phyllo- (pertaining to leaves). By surface analysis, malaco- + -phyllous.

Questions about malacophyllous

What does malacophyllous mean?
Malacophyllous means having soft or fleshy leaves.
What part of speech is malacophyllous?
Malacophyllous is an adjective.

Words near malacophyllous in the dictionary

  1. malacophagous
  2. malacophagy
  3. malacophilous
  4. malacophily
  5. malacophonous
  6. malacophyllous
  7. malacoplakia
  8. malacopterygian
  9. malacopterygians
  10. malacopterygious
  11. malacospore

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