- Heterophyllous
- Heterophyllous \Het`er*oph"yl*lous\, a. [Gr. ? other + ? leaf: cf. F. h['e]t['e]rophylle.] (Bot.) Having leaves of more than one shape on the same plant. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Heterophyllous
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heterophyllous — [het΄ər ō fil′əs] adj. [ HETERO + PHYLLOUS] growing leaves of different forms on the same stem or plant heterophylly n … English World dictionary
heterophyllous — adjective Date: circa 1828 having the foliage leaves of more than one form on the same plant or stem • heterophylly noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
heterophyllous — heterophylly, n. /het euhr euh fil euhs/, adj. Bot. having different kinds of leaves on the same plant. [1820 30; HETERO + PHYLLOUS] * * * … Universalium
heterophyllous — adjective Having leaves of different types upon the same plant … Wiktionary
heterophyllous — het·er·o·phyl·lous … English syllables
heterophyllous — het•er•o•phyl•lous [[t]ˌhɛt ər əˈfɪl əs[/t]] adj. bot having different kinds of leaves on the same plant • Etymology: 1820–30 het′er•o•phyl ly, n … From formal English to slang
heterophyllous — /hɛtəroʊˈfɪləs/ (say hetuhroh filuhs) adjective having different kinds of leaves on the same plant. {hetero + Greek phyllon leaf + ous} –heterophylly /ˈhɛtəroʊˌfɪli/ (say hetuhroh.filee), noun …
heterophyllous — adj. bearing leaves of different forms on the same plant. Derivatives: heterophylly n. Etymology: HETERO + Gk phullon leaf … Useful english dictionary
Pinguicula — Taxobox name = Butterwort image width = 250px image caption = Butterwort with prey ( Pinguicula gigantea ) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Lentibulariaceae genus = Pinguicula genus… … Wikipedia
Pinguicula gypsicola — Taxobox name = Pinguicula gypsicola image width = 250px image caption = In situ with Selaginella regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Lentibulariaceae genus = Pinguicula species = P. gypsicola … Wikipedia
