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meiophylly

meiophylly noun: a diminution in number of the leaves in a whorl, as compared with the preceding whorl.

Noun

meiophylly (uncountable)

  1. A diminution in number of the leaves in a whorl, as compared with the preceding whorl.

Questions about meiophylly

What does meiophylly mean?
Meiophylly means a diminution in number of the leaves in a whorl, as compared with the preceding whorl.
What part of speech is meiophylly?
Meiophylly is a noun.

Words near meiophylly in the dictionary

  1. meiolaniids
  2. meiome
  3. meiomes
  4. meionite
  5. meionites
  6. meiophylly
  7. meioses
  8. meiosis
  9. meiosporangia
  10. meiosporangial
  11. meiosporangium

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