In botany, having jointed or articulated leaves; leaves that are distinctly jointed at the base or along the midrib.
From Latin articulatus ('jointed') and Greek phyllon ('leaf'). Formed using classical botanical terminology for describing leaf structure.
Many botanical terms use Greek and Latin roots because 18th-century scientists preferred Latin for precision—it meant botanists across Europe could read the same plant descriptions regardless of their native language.
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