† polyphyllineadj.
Obsolete. rare.
= polyphyllous adj.
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the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > plant defined by leaves > [adjective] > having many or particular number of leaves
cinquefoilc1420
quatrefoil?1440
five-leaved1658
two-leaved1688
septifolious1721
tetraphyllous1731
trefoil1752
biphyllous1756
triphyllous1760
polyphyllous1785
decaphyllous1793
four-leaved1793
bifoliate1836
trefoiled1854
decemfoliate1858
polyphylline1872
trefoliated1900
decemjugate-
1872 E. Tuckerman Genera Lichenum 249 The aquatic state of the polyphylline condition of the species..varies also to dark forms.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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adj.1872