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dasyphyllous

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /dæsɪˈfɪləs/
  • General-American: /ˌdæsɪˈfɪləs/
  • General-American: /-sə-/

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adj

Meaning 1

Having downy leaves.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, rare

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: codiophyllous, eriophyllous

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From New Latin dasyphyllus (from Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús, “hairy, shaggy; dense”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”)) + -ous.