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phyllode

Noun

phyl=lode

WORDNET DICTIONARY

phyllode(n = noun.plant) Array - an expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade; Array

Derived form adjective phyllodial₁

phyllode, n.

Same as Phyllodium. [1913 Webster]

phyllode, n. a flattened leaf-stalk resembling a leaf.

Etymology

mod.L phyllodium f. Gk phullodes leaflike (as PHYLLO-)

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