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from The Century Dictionary.

  • In botany, having flowers and leaves which appear at the same time; also, exhibiting synanthy.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Bot.) Having flowers and leaves which appear at the same time; -- said of certain plants.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective botany Having the flowers and leaves appearing at the same time.

Etymologies

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syn- + Ancient Greek flower.

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