Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In botany, many-leafed: as, a polyphyllous calyx or perianth.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Bot.) Many-leaved.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective botany Having many
leaves .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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Examples
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'Barley and wheat come up monophyllous, but peas, beans, and chick peas polyphyllous.
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