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aphyllous
[ ey-fil-uhs ]
adjective
Botany.
- naturally leafless.
aphyllous
/ əˈɪə /
adjective
- (of plants) having no leaves
aphyllous
/ -ĭ′ə /
- Bearing no leaves; leafless. Aphyllous plants conduct photosynthesis in their stems and branches.
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Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms
- p· noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of aphyllous1
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of aphyllous1
C19: from New Latin aphyllus, from Greek aphullos, from a- 1+ phullon leaf
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Both are finally distinguishable from the type by their longer stalks, which are more decidedly aphyllous, and by their later flowering.
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A, at the beginning of words of Greek derivation, commonly signifies a negative, or the absence of something; as apetalous, without petals; aphyllous, leafless, &c.
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