"heterophylly" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From hetero- + -phylly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hetero-|-phylly}} hetero- + -phylly Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} heterophylly (uncountable)
  1. (botany) Marked changes in leaf morphology induced by environmental conditions; the ability to display such changes. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-heterophylly-en-noun-NrtXy1M1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hetero-, English terms suffixed with -phylly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phylly: 73 27 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (botany) Significant variation in leaf shape on a same plant. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-heterophylly-en-noun-pNtwkPjl Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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