| 单词 | phyllomania |
| 释义 | phyllomania in British English (ˌfɪləʊˈmeɪnɪə) noun botany the excess in leaf production of a plant, usually a tree, at the expense of the production of fruit or flowers phyllomania in American English (ˌfɪləˈmeiniə, -ˈmeinjə) noun Botany the production of leaves in abnormal numbers or places Derived forms phyllomaniac adjective Word origin [1660–70; phyllo- + -mania]This word is first recorded in the period 1660–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ballet, indicator, interleave, joke, saturatedphyllo- is a combining form meaning “leaf,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix phyllo- include: phyllophagous, phyllophore, phylloquinone, phyllosilicate, phylloxera |
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