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Meaning of "heterophylly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HETEROPHYLLY

heterophylly  [ˌhɛtərəʊˈfɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HETEROPHYLLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heterophylly is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HETEROPHYLLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of heterophylly in the English dictionary

The definition of heterophylly in the dictionary is possession of more than one type of leaf on the same plant.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HETEROPHYLLY


anemophily
ˌænɪˈmɒfɪlɪ
anisophylly
ˌænaɪˈsɒfɪlɪ
aphylly
əˈfɪlɪ
beefily
ˈbiːfɪlɪ
bibliophily
ˌbɪblɪˈɒfɪlɪ
Caerphilly
kɛəˈfɪlɪ
filly
ˈfɪlɪ
fluffily
ˈflʌfɪlɪ
goofily
ɡuːfɪlɪ
gruffily
ˈɡrʌfɪlɪ
huffily
ˈhʌfɪlɪ
hydrophily
haɪˈdrɒfɪlɪ
monophyly
məˈnɒfɪlɪ
photophily
fəʊˈtɒfɪlɪ
puffily
ˈpʌfɪlɪ
scripophily
skrɪˈpɒfɪlɪ
scruffily
ˈskrʌfɪlɪ
sniffily
ˈsnɪfɪlɪ
stuffily
ˈstʌfɪlɪ
timbrophily
tɪmˈbrɒfɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HETEROPHYLLY

heteronym
heteronymous
heteronymously
Heteroousian
heterophil
heterophile
heterophony
heterophyllous
heteroplasia
heteroplastic
heteroplasties
heteroplasty
heteroploid
heteroploidy
heteropod
heteropolar
heteropolarity
heteropolitan
heteropteran
heteropterous

WORDS THAT END LIKE HETEROPHYLLY

actually
additionally
automatically
especially
eventually
finally
fully
generally
holly
hopefully
Kelly
normally
originally
really
sclerophylly
specifically
successfully
totally
typically
usually

Synonyms and antonyms of heterophylly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heterophylly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HETEROPHYLLY

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The translations of heterophylly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heterophylly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

heterophylly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

heterofilia
570 millions of speakers

English

heterophylly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

heterophylly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

heterophylly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

heterophylly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

heterofilia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

heterophylly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

heterophylly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Heterophylly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heterophyllie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

heterophylly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

heterophylly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Heterophylly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

heterophylly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

heterophylly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेटोरॉफिली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

heterophylly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eterofilia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

heterophylly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

heterophylly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

heterophylly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

heterophylly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heterophylly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

heterophylly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

heterophylly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heterophylly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HETEROPHYLLY»

The term «heterophylly» is used very little and occupies the 190.999 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HETEROPHYLLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «heterophylly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «heterophylly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heterophylly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HETEROPHYLLY»

Discover the use of heterophylly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heterophylly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Multiplicity in Unity: Plant Subindividual Variation and ...
This phenomenon, which is generally designated as heterophylly (etymo- logically meaning “varied leaves”) has been reported from at least 56 genera from 42 plant families (table 2.1). Within-individual variation in leaf form may be originated ...
Carlos M. Herrera, 2009
2
Genetics: Classical to Modern
This phenomenon is known as heterophylly. In aquatic plants like Ranunculus aquatilis, Limnophila heterophylla, etc., the lamina of submerged leaves is very much dissected (often reduced to mere filaments), while in the aerial leaves the ...
P. K. Gupta, 2007
3
Understanding Plant Anatomy
heterophylly, although the features of the condition are by no means uniform. In the widest sense of the term, and including as leaves all the various categories of bracts, cataphylls, etc., one might say that heterophylly is the universal rule, but ...
S.r. Mishra, 2009
4
Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences, Three-Volume Set
Denis J Murphy, Brian G Murray. Environmentally Induced Heterophylly Environmentally Induced Heterophylly Heterophylly is an inclusive term that refers to any variation in leaf characteristics within an individual plant. In addition to ...
Denis J Murphy, Brian G Murray, 2003
5
Phenotypic Plasticity: Beyond Nature and Nurture
Many species in this genus have heterophylly; that is, they are capable of producing different types of leaves in response to water availability. There are nineteen species in the subgenus Potamogeton, many of which produce natural hybrids.
Massimo Pigliucci, 2001
6
Progress in Plant Growth Regulation: Proceedings of the 14th ...
Heterophylly. in. amphibious. Ranunculi: The. effects. of. abscisic. acid. and. methyl. jasmonate. NATHALIE C. BOURGOUIN and ROGER F. HORTON Department of Botany, University ofGuelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada NIG 2W1 Introduction ...
Cees M. Karssen, Leendert C. Loon, Dick Vreugdenhil, 1992
7
Water Plants: A Study of Aquatic Angiosperms
For the Under Leaves of Bitter-sweet, are Entire; the Upper, with two Lobes; the Under Leaves of the Little Bell, like those of Pancy; the Upper, like those of Carnation, or of Sweet-William." We find parallels to the heterophylly of hydrophytes not ...
Agnes Arber, Arber, 2010
8
Patterns in Plant Development
Alternative leaf forms - an introduction The occurrence of more than one type of leaf on the same plant, a condition known as heterophylly , is of considerable developmental interest. It represents a situation in which the development of an ...
Taylor A. Steeves, Ian M. Sussex, 1989
9
Target 2011: Biology 11
Plants follow different pathways in response to environment or phases of life to form different kinds of structures, e.g. heterophylly in cotton, coriander and larkspur. In such plants, the leaves of the juvenile plant are different in shape from those ...
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10
Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Aizoaceae A-E
Plants branched moderately (< 5) C. peculiaris - Plants highly branched (> 5, mostly 15-20) 4 4. Heterophylly strongly expressed (difference between connate parts > 30% of the length) 5 - Heterophylly moderately expressed (difference ...
Heidrun E.K. Hartmann, 2002

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HETEROPHYLLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heterophylly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hollies Get Prickly for a Reason
This is called heterophylly. Out of the 40 holly trees they studied, 39 trees displayed different kinds of leaves, both prickly and smooth. «National Geographic, Dec 12»
2
Prickly holly reveals ability to adapt genetics to environmental change
"Heterophylly is often witnessed in holly trees, where some leaves are prickly, a defense against herbivores, while others are non-prickly, with ... «Phys.Org, Dec 12»

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