- polyphyllous
- polyphyllous /-filˈəs/ adjective (Gr phyllon leaf; botany)Having the perianth leaves free• • •Main Entry: ↑poly-
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Polyphyllous — Po*lyph yl*lous, a. [Gr. ?; poly s many + ? leaf.] (Bot.) Many leaved; as, a polyphyllous calyx or perianth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-phyllous — a word element forming an adjective termination meaning having leaves , leaved , or implying some connection with a leaf, as in diphyllous, epiphyllous, monophyllous, polyphyllous. {Greek phyllos relating to a leaf} …
