phylloid

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adjective

phyl·​loid

ˈfiˌlȯid

variants or less commonly phylloidal

fə̇ˈlȯidᵊl

: resembling a leaf : foliaceous

phylloid

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noun

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plural -s

: a plant part functioning as or of similar origin to a leaf

especially : a leaf or leaflike structure organogenetically derived by fusion of a system of originally dichotomizing telomes

—used in connection with the telome theory

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

phylloid from New Latin phylloïdes, from phyll- + Latin -oïdes -oid; phylloidal from phylloid + -al

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