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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

megaphyll en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English -phyll English megaphyll From mega- + -phyll.

Meanings

  1. A leaf having an internally branching system of veins, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf.
  2. A relatively large leaf, between mesophyll and macrophyll in size.

Forms

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Antonyms

microphyll

Deriveds

megaphylly · megaphyllous

Relateds

megaphyte