hypophyllous

[ hahy-puh-fil-uh s, hip-uh- ]

/ ˌhaɪ pəˈfɪl əs, ˌhɪp ə- /

adjective

growing on the undersurface of leaves, as a fungus.

Nearby words

hypophosphoric acid, hypophosphorous, hypophosphorous acid, hypophrygian mode, hypophyge, hypophyllous, hypophysectomy, hypophysial, hypophysial cachexia, hypophysial fossa, hypophysioprivic

Origin of hypophyllous

First recorded in 1850–55; hypo- + -phyllous

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