alternifoliate

As a noun terms

is .

As an adjective alternifoliate is

(botany) having leaves that alternate on each side of a stem.

As a noun stem

is (countable).

As an adjective alternifoliate is

(botany) having leaves that alternate on each side of a stem.

In botany|lang=en terms the difference between alternate and alternifoliate

is that alternate is (botany) distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence while alternifoliate is (botany) having leaves that alternate on each side of a stem.

As adjectives the difference between alternate and alternifoliate

is that alternate is being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal while alternifoliate is (botany) having leaves that alternate on each side of a stem.

As a noun alternate

is that which alternates with something else; vicissitude.

As a verb alternate

is to perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.