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/gam'euh fil"euhs/, adj. Bot.having leaves united by their edges.[1870-75; GAMO- + -PHYLLOUS]
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Gamophyllous — Ga*moph yl*lous, a. [Gr. ? marriage + ? leaf.] (Bot.) Composed of leaves united by their edges (coalescent). Gray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gamophyllous — [gam΄əfil′əs] adj. having leaves or leaflike organs joined by their edges … English World dictionary
gamophyllous — adjective Composed of leaves united by their edges … Wiktionary
gamophyllous — gam·o·phyl·lous … English syllables
gamophyllous — /ˌgæmoʊˈfɪləs/ (say .gamoh filuhs) adjective having leaves united by their edges …
gamophyllous — |gamə|filəs adjective Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin gamophyllus, from New Latin gam + phyllus phyllous : having united leaves or parts resembling leaves used especially of a floral envelope not differentiated into calyx and corolla … Useful english dictionary
Baker — (spr. bēker), 1) Sir Samuel White, engl. Reisender, geb. 21. Juni 1821 zu Thorngrove in Worcestershire, gest. 30. Dez. 1893 auf seinem Landgut Sanford Orleigh (Devonshire), erhielt eine vorzügliche Erziehung, begab sich 1845 zur Elefantenjagd… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
gam- — combining form or gamo Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, marriage, from gamos more at bigamy 1. : united … Useful english dictionary
