anisophyllous
adjective
an·iso·phyl·lous
¦aˌnīsə¦filəs,
a¦n-
1
: having leaves of two or more shapes and sizes
some conifers and many aquatic plants are anisophyllous
2
: having the leaves of a pair different in shape and size compare isophyllous
anisophylly noun
(ˈ)aˈnīsəˌfilē
plural -es
Word History
Etymology
French anisophylle, from anis- entry 1 + -phylle -phyllous
First Known Use
1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1