microphyllous

adjective

mi·​cro·​phyl·​lous

1

: having small leaves

the microphyllous plants of desert regions

2

: having leaves with a single unbranched vein

a microphyllous lycopod

compare macrophyllous

Word History

Etymology

micr- + -phyllous

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