| AMINOPHYLLINES | • aminophyllines n. Plural of aminophylline. • AMINOPHYLLINE n. a drug used to stimulate the heart and to dilate the air passages. |
| ANTHOPHYLLITES | • anthophyllites n. Plural of anthophyllite. • ANTHOPHYLLITE n. an orthorhombic ferromagnesian amphibole which occurs usually as fibrous or asbestiform masses. |
| CHLOROPHYLLOID | • CHLOROPHYLLOID adj. of or like chlorophyll, also CHLOROPHYLLOUS. |
| CHLOROPHYLLOUS | • chlorophyllous adj. (Botany) having chlorophyll and, hence, able to engage in photosynthesis. • CHLOROPHYLLOUS adj. of or like chlorophyll, also CHLOROPHYLLOID. |
| HETEROPHYLLIES | • HETEROPHYLLY n. the state of being heterophyllous. |
| HETEROPHYLLOUS | • heterophyllous adj. (Botany) Having leaves of different types upon the same plant. • HETEROPHYLLOUS adj. having the foliage leaves of more than one form on the same plant or stem. |
| MALACOPHYLLOUS | • malacophyllous adj. (Botany) Having soft or fleshy leaves. • MALACOPHYLLOUS adj. of plants living in dry regions, having fleshy leaves in which water is stored. |
| MEGASPOROPHYLL | • megasporophyll n. A sporophyll that bears megasporangia. • MEGASPOROPHYLL n. a specialised leaf bearing or subtending one or more megasporangia. |
| PHYLLOQUINONES | • phylloquinones n. Plural of phylloquinone. • PHYLLOQUINONE n. vitamin K1, one of the fat-soluble vitamin K group, essential for normal blood coagulation. |
| PHYLLOSILICATE | • phyllosilicate n. (Mineralogy) Any silicate mineral having a crystal structure of parallel sheets of silicate tetrahedra. • PHYLLOSILICATE n. any of a class of silicate minerals, including talc, consisting of thin sheets. |
| PHYLLOTACTICAL | • PHYLLOTACTICAL adj. of or relating to phyllotaxis, the arrangement of leaves on the stem, also PHYLLOTACTIC. |
| SCLEROPHYLLIES | • SCLEROPHYLLY n. the possession of sclerophylls, hard leathery leaves. |
| SCLEROPHYLLOUS | • sclerophyllous adj. Relating to sclerophylls. • SCLEROPHYLLOUS adj. having sclerophylls, hard leathery leaves. |
| SPATHIPHYLLUMS | • spathiphyllums n. Plural of spathiphyllum. • SPATHIPHYLLUM n. any tropical plant of the genus Spathiphyllum, having lance-shaped leaves and fleshy white spadices of flowers in white spathes. |
| TETRAETHYLLEAD | • tetraethyllead n. (Organic chemistry) Alternative spelling of tetraethyl lead. • tetraethyl␣lead n. (Chemistry) A toxic organometallic compound, (C2H5)4Pb, added to petroleum/gasoline as an antiknock… • tetra-ethyl␣lead n. (Chemistry) Alternative form of tetraethyl lead. |
| THERMOPHYLLOUS | • THERMOPHYLLOUS adj. having leaves only in the warmer part of the year, deciduous. |
| XANTHOPHYLLOUS | • xanthophyllous adj. Of or relating to xanthophyll. • XANTHOPHYLLOUS adj. like a xanthophyll, a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants and in egg yolks. |