- macrophyllous
- \\|makrō|filəs\ adjective
Etymology: macr- + -phyllous: having large or elongated leaves with usually many veins or a much-branched main vein — compare microphyllous
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macrophyllous
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Macrophyllous — Ma*croph yl*lous, a. [Macro + Gr. ? a leaf.] (Bot.) Having long or large leaves. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
macrophyllous — adjective Having long or large leaves … Wiktionary
macrophyllous — mac·ro·phyl·lous … English syllables
Glossary of plant morphology terms — Biologists that study plant morphology use a number of different terms to describe plant organs and parts that can be observed with the human eye using no more than a hand held magnifying lens. These terms are used to identify and classify plants … Wikipedia
microphyllous — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|filəs adjective Etymology: micr + phyllous 1. : having small leaves the microphyllous plants of desert regions 2. : having leaves with a single unbranched vein a microphyllous lycopod compare macrophyllous * * * microphyl … Useful english dictionary
-phyllous — |filəs adjective combining form Etymology: New Latin phyllus, from Greek phyllos, from phyllon leaf more at blow 1. : having (such or so many) leaves, leaflets, or leaflike parts isophyllous oligophyllous m … Useful english dictionary
