"isophyllous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: Ancient Greek, from iso- + -phyllous. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{af|en|iso-|-phyllous}} iso- + -phyllous Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} isophyllous (not comparable)
  1. (botany) Having leaves of equal size and shape throughout. Tags: not-comparable
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