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The monophylly may therefore be considered as a reversion to a more primitive state and the monophyllous varieties may be called atavistic.
Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891
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But the monophylly, or rather the size of the terminal blade and the reduction of the lateral ones, may be held to be sufficiently illustrated by the bastard-acacia.
Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891
mollusque commented on the word monophylly
Of a plant, the condition of having only a single leaf. Compare monophyly.
April 6, 2008