- di|phyl|lous
- di|phyl|lous «dy FIHL uhs», adjective.Botany. having two leaves.╂[< di—1 two + Greek phýllon leaf + English -ous]
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a|phyl|lous — «uh FIHL uhs», adjective. destitute of leaves; naturally leafless, as a cactus. ╂[< New Latin aphyllus (with English ous) < Greek áphyllos < a without + phýllon leaf] … Useful english dictionary
tri|phyl|lous — «try FIHL uhs», adjective. Botany. having or consisting of three leaves. ╂[< tri + Greek phýllon leaf + English ous] … Useful english dictionary
chlo|ro|phyl|lous — «KLR uh FIHL uhs, KLOHR », adjective. having to do with or containing chlorophyll … Useful english dictionary
cho|ri|phyl|lous — «KR uh FIHL uhs, KOHR », adjective. Botany. composed of separate leaves or parts, as a perianth. ╂[< Greek chôri apart + phýllon leaf + English ous] … Useful english dictionary
en|do|phyl|lous — «EHN doh FIHL uhs», adjective. Botany. being or formed within a sheath. ╂[< endo + Greek phýllon leaf + English ous] … Useful english dictionary
ep|i|phyl|lous — «EHP uh FIHL uhs», adjective. Botany. growing upon a leaf, as certain parasitic fungi and the floral parts of some plants. ╂[< epi + Greek phýllon leaf + English ous] … Useful english dictionary
e|ri|o|phyl|lous — «IHR ee uh FIHL uhs», adjective. Botany. having woolly leaves … Useful english dictionary
gam|o|phyl|lous — «GAM uh FIHL uhs», adjective. Botany. having the leaves united; monophyllous. ╂[< Greek gámos marriage + phýllon leaf + English ous] … Useful english dictionary
het|er|o|phyl|lous — «HEHT uhr uh FIHL uhs», adjective. bearing different kinds of leaves on the same plan ╂[< hetero + Greek phýllon leaf + English ous] … Useful english dictionary
mon|o|phyl|lous — «MON uh FIHL uhs», adjective. Botany. 1. consisting of one leaf: »a monophyllous calyx. 2. having only one leaf. ╂[< Greek monóphyllos < mónos single + phýllon leaf (with English ous)] … Useful english dictionary
