Definition of phyllous

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Phyllous (a.) Homologous with a leaf; as, the sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils are phyllous organs..

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Endecaphyllous :: Endecaphyllous (a.) Composed of eleven leaflets; -- said of a leaf.
Macrophyllous :: Macrophyllous (a.) Having long or large leaves.
Triphyllous :: Triphyllous (a.) Having three leaves; three-leaved.
Hexaphyllous :: Hexaphyllous (a.) Having six leaves or leaflets.
Heptaphyllous :: Heptaphyllous (a.) Having seven leaves.
Phyllous :: Phyllous (a.) Homologous with a leaf; as, the sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils are phyllous organs..
Adenophyllous :: Adenophyllous (a.) Having glands on the leaves.
Endophyllous :: Endophyllous (a.) Wrapped up within a leaf or sheath.
Xiphophyllous :: Xiphophyllous (a.) Having sword-shaped leaves.
Podophyllous :: Podophyllous (a.) Having thin, flat, leaflike locomotive organs..
Aphyllous :: Aphyllous (a.) Destitute of leaves, as the broom rape, certain euphorbiaceous plants, etc..
Pentaphyllous :: Pentaphyllous (a.) Having five leaves or leaflets.
Decaphyllous :: Decaphyllous (a.) Having ten leaves.
Monophyllous :: Monophyllous (a.) One-leaved; composed of a single leaf; as, a monophyllous involucre or calyx..
Hypophyllous :: Hypophyllous (a.) Being or growing on the under side of a leaf, as the fruit dots of ferns..
Lacinia :: Lacinia (n.) A narrow, slender portion of the edge of a monophyllous calyx, or of any irregularly incised leaf..
Anisophyllous :: Anisophyllous (a.) Having unequal leaves.
Tetraphyllous :: Tetraphyllous (a.) Having four leaves; consisting of four distinct leaves or leaflets.
Myriophyllous :: Myriophyllous (a.) Having an indefinitely great or countless number of leaves.
Anomophyllous :: Anomophyllous (a.) Having leaves irregularly placed.
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