the abnormal development of flower parts into leaves, caused by a virus or infection
phyllody in American English
(ˈfɪlədi)
noun
Botany
the abnormal transformation of a floral structure into a foliage leaf
Word origin
[1885–90; phyllode + -y3]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: roller coaster, scrum, twofer, upsweep, zoom-y is a suffix of various origins used in the formation of action nouns from verbs (inquiry), also found in other abstract nouns (carpentry; infamy)
Examples of 'phyllody' in a sentence
phyllody
These effectors cause virescence and phyllody symptoms (hereafter leafy flower) in phytoplasma-infected plants.
Sin-Fen Hu, Yu-Hsin Huang, Chan-Pin Lin, Li-Yu Daisy Liu, Syuan-Fei Hong, Chiao-YinYang, Hsiao-Feng Lo, Ting-Yu Tseng, Wei-Yao Chen, Shih-Shun Lin 2015, 'Development of a Mild Viral Expression System for Gain-Of-Function Study of PhytoplasmaEffector In Planta.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4468105?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)