anisophyllous

[an-ahy-suh-fil-uhs, an-ahy-]

adjective

Botany.

1. having leaves of different shapes or sizes.

anisophyllous

/ æˌnaɪsəʊˈfɪləs /

adjective

1. another word for heterophyllous

Other Word Forms

• anisophylly noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of anisophyllous¹

First recorded in 1875–80; aniso- + -phyllous

Example Sentences

Anisophyllous, the leaves unequal in the pairs.

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