-phyllum

noun combining form

-phyl·​lum

ˈfiləm

1

: one having (such) leaves or leaflike parts

—in generic names of animals

Cyathophyllum

and especially plants

Brachyphyllum

Podophyllum

2

plural -phylla

-lə

: leaf

mesophyllum

3

: fossil resembling a plant of a (specified) group

—in generic names

Sapindophyllum

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek phyllon leaf

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