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heterophyllous

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

adjective

Botany.

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

heterophyllous British  
/ ˌhɛtəˈrɒfɪləs, ˌhɛtərəʊˈfɪləs /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

  • heterophylly noun

Etymology

Origin of heterophyllous

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

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