"megaphyll" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: megaphylls [plural]
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  1. (botany) A leaf having an internally branching system of veins, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf.
    Sense id: en-megaphyll-en-noun-PpgJSNIu Categories (other): Botany, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mega-, English terms suffixed with -phyll, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Plant anatomy Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mega-: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phyll: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 48 52 Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 46 54 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (botany) A relatively large leaf, between mesophyll and macrophyll in size.
    Sense id: en-megaphyll-en-noun-snv9HVdV Categories (other): Botany, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mega-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Plant anatomy Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mega-: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 48 52 Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 46 54 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: megaphyllous, megaphylly Related terms: megaphyte

Inflected forms

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