† oxyphyllousadj. [ < oxy-comb. form1 + -phyllouscomb. form, after Hellenistic Greek ὀξύϕυλλος] BotanyObsoleterare having pointed leaves.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1857 R. G. MayneExpos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Oxyphyllus, having acuminated leaves..or folioles,..oxyphyllous.