prophyll

noun

pro·​phyll

ˈprōˌfil

variants or less commonly prophyllum

prōˈfiləm

plural prophylls

-lz

also prophylla

-lə

: a plant structure resembling a leaf (as a bracteole) or consisting of a modified or rudimentary leaf (as a foliar primordium)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin prophyllum, from pro- entry 1 + -phyllum

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