dasyphyllous

\\|dasə|filəs\ adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary dasy- + -phyllous

1. : having leaves thick or thickly set

2. : having woolly leaves

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/das'euh fil"euhs/, adj. Bot.

having very hairy leaves.

[DASY- + -PHYLLOUS]

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dasyphyllous /das-i-filˈəs/ (botany)

adjective

Having crowded, thick, or woolly leaves

ORIGIN: Gr dasys thick, bushy, hairy, and phyllon leaf

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dasyphyllous, a. Bot.

(dæsɪˈfɪləs)

[f. Gr. δασύ-ς rough, hairy + ϕύλλ-ον leaf + -ous.]

‘Having hairy or woolly leaves’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.).

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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dasyphyllous — /das euh fil euhs/, adj. Bot. having very hairy leaves. [DASY + PHYLLOUS] * * * … Universalium
dasyphyllous — adjective having downy leaves … Wiktionary
dasyphyllous — das·y·phyl·lous … English syllables
dasyphyllous — a. with downy leaves … Dictionary of difficult words
dasy- — combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from dasys more at dense 1. : thick with hair or leaves : shaggy : woolly … Useful english dictionary
dasy- — a combining form meaning hairy, shaggy, dense, used in the formation of compound words: dasyphyllous. [ < Gk, comb. form repr. dasýs; see DENSE] * * * … Universalium

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