phyllopodium

noun

phyl·​lo·​po·​di·​um

plural phyllopodia

-dēə

1

: a primordial leaf or leaf axis : a leaf in the undifferentiated state compare epipodium

2

a

chiefly British : the basal portion of a mature leaf which is sometimes inconspicuous or absent or modified into a sheath (as in grasses)

b

: a stem or axis made up of the expanded and fused bases of leaves

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from phyll- + -podium

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