monophyllous

monophyllous
/mon'euh fil"euhs/, adj. Bot.
1. consisting of one leaf, as a calyx.
2. having only one leaf.
[1740-50; < Gk monóphyllos. See MONO-, -PHYLLOUS]

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  • -phyllous — a combining form meaning having leaves of the kind or number specified by the initial element: diphyllous; monophyllous. [ < Gk phyllos, deriv. of phýllon leaf] * * * …   Universalium

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