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suprafoliaceous

suprafoliaceous adjective: inserted into the stem above the leaf or petiole.

Adjective

suprafoliaceous (not comparable)

  1. Inserted into the stem above the leaf or petiole.
    • […] racemes axillary, suprafoliaceous; ovarium glabrous.1834, George Don, A General System of Gardening and Botany, page 837

Origin of suprafoliaceous

supra- + foliaceous

Questions about suprafoliaceous

What does suprafoliaceous mean?
Suprafoliaceous means inserted into the stem above the leaf or petiole.
What part of speech is suprafoliaceous?
Suprafoliaceous is an adjective.

Words near suprafoliaceous in the dictionary

  1. supraficial
  2. suprafimbrial
  3. suprafine
  4. suprafix
  5. suprafixes
  6. suprafoliaceous
  7. supraforaminal
  8. supraganglionic
  9. supragastric
  10. suprageneric
  11. supragenic

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