Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for HET-E-ROPH'YL-LOUS
HET-E-RO-PHYL, or HET-E-ROPH'YL-LUSHET'E-RO-PODE
HET-E-ROPH'YL-LOUS, a. [Gr. ετερος, diverse, and φυλλον, leaf.]
Having leaves different from the regular form. A heterophyllous violet is one which has leaves not analogous to the leaves of other violets.
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