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macropodous

[ muh-krop-uh-duhs ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. (of a leaf ) having a long stalk.
  2. (of an embryo) having an enlarged hypocotyl.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of macropodous1

First recorded in 1850–55; macro- + -podous

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