ANGUSTIFOLIATE

Etymology

Adjective

angustifoliate (comparative more angustifoliate, superlative most angustifoliate)

(botany) Having narrow leaves.

Source: Wiktionary


An*gus`ti*fo"li*ate, An*gus`ti*fo"li*ous, a. Etym: [L. angustus narrow (see Anguish) + folium leaf.] (Bot.)

Definition: Having narrow leaves. Wright.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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