heterophyllous

[ het-er-uh-fil-uhs ]

adjectiveBotany.
  1. having different kinds of leaves on the same plant.

Origin of heterophyllous

1
First recorded in 1820–30; hetero- + -phyllous

Other words from heterophyllous

  • het·er·o·phyl·ly, noun

Words Nearby heterophyllous

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British Dictionary definitions for heterophyllous

heterophyllous

/ (ˌhɛtərəʊˈfɪləs, ˌhɛtəˈrɒfɪləs) /


adjective
  1. (of plants such as arrowhead) having more than one type of leaf on the same plant: Also: anisophyllous

Derived forms of heterophyllous

  • heterophylly, noun

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