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megaphyll

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mega-phyll
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A leaf having an internally branching system of veins, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf.

noun

A relatively large leaf, between mesophyll and macrophyll in size.

Etymology

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

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

megaphylls (plural)

Derived Forms

megaphyllous megaphylly

Frequently Paired Words

megaphyte

Antonyms

microphyll

Questions

What does megaphyll mean?
A leaf having an internally branching system of veins, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf.
Where does megaphyll come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English -phyll English megaphyll From mega- + -phyll.

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