heteromallous

adjective

het·​er·​o·​mal·​lous

¦hetərō¦maləs

: spreading or turning in different directions

—used of leaves of various mosses

—opposed to homomallous

Word History

Etymology

Greek heteromallos woolly, from hetero- heter- + mallos lock of wool

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