phylloid
1 of 2adjective
phyl·loid
ˈfiˌlȯid
variants or less commonly phylloidal
fə̇ˈlȯidᵊl
: resembling a leaf : foliaceous
phylloid
2 of 2noun
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plural -s
: a plant part functioning as or of similar origin to a leaf
especially : a leaf or leaflike structure organogenetically derived by fusion of a system of originally dichotomizing telomes —used in connection with the telome theory
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
phylloid from New Latin phylloïdes, from phyll- + Latin -oïdes -oid; phylloidal from phylloid + -al
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