Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A term proposed by Morren for the abnormal growth of leaves from leaves.
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Examples
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(phyllomania, autophyllogeny) has already been alluded to at p. 355.
Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants Maxwell T. Masters
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To this production of leaves from leaves the late Professor Morren applied the term "autophyllogeny." [
Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants Maxwell T. Masters
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"A term proposed by Morren for the abnormal growth of leaves from leaves."
--Century Dictionary
January 8, 2011