extrafoliaceous

English

Etymology

From extra- +‎ foliaceous.

Adjective

extrafoliaceous (not comparable)

1. (botany) Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them.

   extrafoliaceous prickles

   • 1828, John Claudius Loudon, An Encyclopaedia of Plants:

     Flowers umbelled. Leaves ovate toothed angular ciliated, Umbels extrafoliaceous stalked

References

“extrafoliaceous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.