Dialyphyllous

/ˌdaɪəlɪˈfɪləs/ adjective

Definition

In botany, having leaves or leaf-like parts that are separate, distinct, and not fused or joined together.

Etymology

From Greek 'dialytos' (separated) + 'phyllon' (leaf) + '-ous' (adjective-forming suffix). The prefix structure mirrors other botanical terms describing whether plant parts are fused or free.

Kelly Says

Leaves that don't fuse together can unfold more easily as they grow, which is why many plants keep them separate—it's a simple mechanical advantage that evolution selected for repeatedly across plant families.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዲያሊፊሎስ
dee-ah-lee-fee-loos
ARالعربية
مُزَوَّجٌ بِالْوَسَط
mu-zaw-waj-un bi-al-wasat
BNবাংলা
দৈনিক পত্রিকা
dainik patrika
CACatalà
dialyphyllous
dee-ah-li-fi-loos
CSČeština
dialyphyllous
dee-ah-li-fi-loos
DADansk
dialyphyllous
dee-ah-li-fi-loos
DEDeutsch
dialyphyllös
dee-ah-lee-fee-lohs
ELΕλληνικά
διαφυλλό
dee-ah-fee-lo
ESEspañol
diálfiloo
dee-al-fee-LOO-os
FAفارسی
دیالیفیلوس
dee-ah-lee-fee-loos
FISuomi
dialyphyllous
dee-ah-li-fi-loos
FRFrançais
dialyphyllée
dee-al-ee-fee-LEH
GUGU
ડાયલીફિલસ
da-ee-lee-fi-lus
HAHA
dialyphyllous
dee-ah-li-fi-loos
HEעברית
די-אלי-פי-ילוס
dee-ah-lee-fee-loos
HIहिन्दी
दैनिक-पत्रिका
dainik-patraika
HUMagyar
dialyphyllous
dee-ah-li-fi-loos
IDBahasa Indonesia
dialyphyllous
dee-ah-li-fi-loos
IGIG
dialyphyllous
dee-ah-li-fi-loos
ITItaliano
dialiphiloo
dee-ah-lee-fee-LOO-oh
JA日本語
ダイアリフィロース
dai-a-ri-fi-ro-osu
KKKK
диалифилoс
dee-ah-li-fi-los
KMKM
dialyphyllous
dee-ah-li-fi-loos
KO한국어
다이알필로스
dai-al-pi-lo-seu
MRMR
डायॅलिपिलस
dee-ah-lee-pi-lus
MSBahasa Melayu
dialyphyllous
dee-ah-li-fi-loos
MYမြန်မာ
ဒေါင်းဖြူး
dae-daung-hpuu
NLNederlands
dialyphyllous
dee-ah-li-fi-loos
NONorsk
dialyphyllous
dee-ah-li-fi-loos
PAPA
ਡਾਈਏਲੀਫਿਲਾਸ
dee-ah-lee-fi-laas
PLPolski
dialyphyllous
dee-ah-li-fi-loos
PTPortuguês
diálfiloo
dee-al-fee-LOO
RORomână
dialyphyllous
dee-ah-li-fi-loos
RUРусский
диафилловый
dee-ah-fee-lov-ee
SVSvenska
dialyphyllous
dee-ah-li-fi-loos
SWKiswahili
dialyphyllous
dee-ah-li-fi-loos
TAதமிழ்
தொடர்பு
todarpu
TEతెలుగు
దినపత్రిక
dina patrika
THไทย
dialyphyllous
dee-ah-li-fi-loos
TLTL
dialyphyllous
dee-ah-li-fi-loos
TRTürkçe
dialyfillous
dee-ah-li-fi-loos
UKУкраїнська
діафіловий
dee-ah-fee-lov-ee
URاردو
ڈائیلِفِیلاؤس
dee-ah-li-fee-loos
VITiếng Việt
dialyphyllous
dee-ah-li-fi-loos
YOYO
dialyphyllous
dee-ah-li-fi-loos
ZH中文
透膜植物
tòu mó zhí wù
ZUZU
dialyphyllous
dee-ah-li-fi-loos

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