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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mu-yeop-ui
"많은 선인장은 잎이 없는 무엽의 식물입니다."
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Lacking leaves; destitute of foliage.
"Many desert cacti are aphyllous to minimize water loss through transpiration."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek prefix 'a-' meaning 'without' combined with 'phyllon' meaning 'leaf', alongside the adjectival suffix '-ous'. It entered the English scientific lexicon in the 19th century to accurately describe botanical specimens lacking leaves.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Aphyllous" is said worldwide
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aphylle
Transliteration: a.fil
"Cette plante xérophyte est complètement aphylle."
blattlos
Transliteration: blatloːs
"Viele Wüstenpflanzen sind blattlos."
afillo
Transliteration: aˈfil.lo
"Il fusto di questa pianta è afillo."
afilo
Transliteration: aˈfi.lo
"Los cactus son frecuentemente plantas afilas."
áfilo
Transliteration: ˈa.fi.lu
"O espécime coletado era totalmente áfilo."
पत्तीहीन
Transliteration: patteeheen
"कुछ मरुस्थलीय पौधे पत्तीहीन होते हैं।"
无叶的
Transliteration: wú yè de
"许多仙人掌是无叶的以减少水分蒸发。"
무엽의
Transliteration: mu-yeop-ui
"많은 선인장은 잎이 없는 무엽의 식물입니다."
無葉の
Transliteration: mu-yō no
"多くのサボテンは無葉の茎を持っています。"
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