Phyllode Definition

fĭlōd
phyllodes, phyllodia
noun
A flat leafstalk that functions as a leaf.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Phyllode

Noun

Singular:
phyllode
Plural:
phyllodes

Origin of Phyllode

  • New Latin phyllōdium from Greek phullōdēs leaflike phullon leaf phyllo– -ōdēs adj. suff. collodion

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin phyllodium, Ancient Greek [script?] (phullodes, “resembling a leaf")

    From Wiktionary

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