Having a hundred leaves or leaf-like parts; a botanical term describing plants with numerous leaflets or divisions.
From Greek 'hekatón' (hundred) and 'phyllon' (leaf), combining scientific Latin terminology used in plant classification since the 18th century.
This word is part of a whole system of botanical descriptors—scientists literally count and name plant structures by number! Knowing 'hecatophyllous' means you understand how botanists build precise language to describe nature's incredible variety.
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