† phyllopoden.
Botany. Obsolete. rare.
= phyllopodium n. 1b.
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1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. 420 The structure of the leaves of Isoëtes varies according as the species grow submerged in water, in marshes, or on dry ground... In the third case..the basal portions of the dead leaves (phyllopodes [Ger. Phyllopodien]) form a firm black coat of mail round the stem.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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