Aphyllous Definition

ā-fĭləs
adjective
Bearing no leaves; leafless.
American Heritage
Lacking leaves, as most cactuses.
Webster's New World

(botany) Having no leaves.

Wiktionary

Origin of Aphyllous

  • From New Latin aphyllus from Greek aphullos a- without a–1 phullon leaf –phyllous

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • 19th Century, from New Latin aphyllus, from Ancient Greek ἄφυλλος (aphullos, “leafless”) (ἀ- + φύλλον)

    From Wiktionary

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