aphyllous

American  

[ey-fil-uhs] / eɪˈfɪl əs /

adjective

Botany.

1. naturally leafless.

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aphyllous British  

/ əˈfɪləs /

adjective

1. (of plants) having no leaves

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aphyllous Scientific  

/ ā-fĭl′əs /

1. Bearing no leaves; leafless. Aphyllous plants conduct photosynthesis in their stems and branches.

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Other Word Forms

• aphylly noun

Etymology

Origin of aphyllous

1820–30; < New Latin aphyllus < Greek áphyllos leafless. See a- ⁶, -phyllous

Example Sentences

Both are finally distinguishable from the type by their longer stalks, which are more decidedly aphyllous, and by their later flowering.

From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol 3 of 3) Post-Darwinian Questions: Isolation and Physiological Selection by Romanes, George John

A, at the beginning of words of Greek derivation, commonly signifies a negative, or the absence of something; as apetalous, without petals; aphyllous, leafless, &c.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa