macrophyllous

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adjective

Having long or large leaves.

OriginEnglish phyllous ← French macro- ← Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós) →
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Meanings

adjectivemacrophyllous (comparative more macrophyllous, superlative most macrophyllous)

comparative more macrophyllous · superlative most macrophyllous

  1. biologyHaving long or large leaves.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
macrophylline

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*makrós
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
  5. Frenchmacro-
  6. Englishmacro-
  7. Englishphyllous
  8. Englishmacrophyllous

From macro- + phyllous.

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Translations

Italian macrofillo
  • macrofillohaving long or large leaves
Russian крупноли́стный
  • крупноли́стный (krupnolístnyj)having long or large leaves
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APA

macrophyllous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrophyllous

MLA

“macrophyllous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrophyllous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macrophyllous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrophyllous.

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