anisophylly
plant anatomy
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Anisophylly refers to the condition in plants where leaves exhibit different shapes and sizes. This can mean a plant has leaves of two or more distinct forms, or in paired leaves, one leaf is different in shape and size from the other. Some coniferous trees and many aquatic plants display anisophylly. The term is derived from Greek roots, with "anisos" meaning unequal and "phyllon" meaning leaf. The noun form is anisophylly.1
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