-phyllinecomb. form
Primary stress is usually attracted to the first syllable of this combining form but occasionally to the syllable immediately preceding it. Vowels may be reduced accordingly. See e.g.
microphylline adj.Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ϕύλλον , -ine suffix1.
Etymology: < ancient Greek ϕύλλον leaf (see phyllo- comb. form) + -ine suffix1.Forming a small number of adjectives in the late 19th cent., mainly relating to lichen forms (e.g. microphylline adj., platyphylline adj. at platy- comb. form ), most of which are later than parallel formations in -phyllous comb. form.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).