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from The Century Dictionary.
- In botany, putting forth leaves after the appearance of the flowers: as, the willows, poplars, etc., are hysteranthous plants.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Bot.) Having the leaves expand after the flowers have opened.
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- adjective botany Having the
leaves expand after theflowers have opened.
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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