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two-leafed

two-leafed

5.2
A plant that has two leaves
  • adjective
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  • Many seedlings are identified in the early stages by their two-leafed appearance.

Examples

  • I saw a two-leafed clover yesterday.

  • The botanist examined the rare two-leafed specimen found in the forest.

  • The two-leafed plant sprouted quickly in the spring sunlight.

  • The two-leafed plant thrived in the garden.

  • Many seedlings are identified in the early stages by their two-leafed appearance.

  • The two-leafed plant sprouted quickly in the spring sunlight.

  • The botanist examined the rare two-leafed specimen found in the forest.

Synonyms

two-leaved
vstwo-leafed
  • Specialized
5.4

A plant part that has exactly two leaves

is the same meaning but uses an alternative adjective form
bifoliate
vstwo-leafed
  • Specialized
9.9

Having two leaves or leaflets

is restricted to exactly two whole leaves, not leaflets

How Many Leaves

foliaged
7.4
two-leafed
5.2
leafless
3 2.9

Surface Forms

two-leafed positive

Morphology

two-leafed = two + leaf (transparent) = two + leaf + ed

Formed from the compound 'two' + 'leaf' with the adjectival suffix '-ed'; the meaning 'having two leaves' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Two-leafed is made of two ('the number 2'), leaf ('a flat green part of a plant'), and -ed ('having'). So it simply means 'having two leaves', like a young seedling with two small leaves.