Having or consisting of two leaves or two leaf-like parts.
From Greek di- (two) + phyllon (leaf) + -ous (adjective suffix). A direct Anglicization of Greek botanical terminology used since the 18th century.
In botany, leaf numbers matter enormously—two-leaved plants are so distinctive they get their own special adjective, making botanists sound like they're speaking in secret plant codes!
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