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heterophyllous

[ het-er-uh-fil-uhs ]
/ ˌhɛt ər əˈfɪl əs /

adjective Botany.

having different kinds of leaves on the same plant.

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Origin of heterophyllous

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

OTHER WORDS FROM heterophyllous

het·er·o·phyl·ly, noun

Words nearby heterophyllous

heterophony, heterophoria, heterophthalmus, Heterophyes, heterophyiasis, heterophyllous, heterophyte, heteroplasia, heteroplastic, heteroplastic graft, heteroplasty
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British Dictionary definitions for heterophyllous

heterophyllous
/ (ˌhɛtərəʊˈfɪləs, ˌhɛtəˈrɒfɪləs) /

adjective

(of plants such as arrowhead) having more than one type of leaf on the same plantAlso: anisophyllous

Derived forms of heterophyllous

heterophylly, noun
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