aphyllous
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Etymology
Origin of aphyllous
1820–30; < New Latin aphyllus < Greek áphyllos leafless. See a- 6, -phyllous
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Both are finally distinguishable from the type by their longer stalks, which are more decidedly aphyllous, and by their later flowering.
From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol 3 of 3) Post-Darwinian Questions: Isolation and Physiological Selection by George John Romanes
A, at the beginning of words of Greek derivation, commonly signifies a negative, or the absence of something; as apetalous, without petals; aphyllous, leafless, &c.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
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