Hĕt'er-ŏph'yl-loŭs or Hĕt'er-o-phy̆l'loŭs, a.

(117), a. [Fr. hétérophylle, from Gr. ἕτερος, other, and φύλλον, leaf.] (Bot.) Having leaves different from the regular form; as, an heterophyllous violet is one which has leaves not analogous to the leaves of other violets.