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单词 phyllode
释义

phyllode

[ fil-ohd ]
/ ˈfɪl oʊd /

noun Botany.

an expanded petiole resembling and having the function of a leaf, but without a true blade.

Origin of phyllode

First recorded in 1840–50, phyllode is from the Greek word phyllṓdēs leaflike. See phyll-, -ode1

OTHER WORDS FROM phyllode

phyl·lo·di·al, adjective

Words nearby phyllode

Phyllis, phyllite, phyllo, phylloclade, phyllocladous, phyllode, phyllodium, phyllody, phyllogenetic, phylloid, phyllomania
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Example sentences from the Web for phyllode

  • To emphasize this difference, botanists call such an apparent leaf a phyllodium, or phyllode.

    Evolution|Joseph Le Conte

British Dictionary definitions for phyllode

phyllode
/ (ˈfɪləʊd) /

noun

a flattened leafstalk that resembles and functions as a leaf

Derived forms of phyllode

phyllodial, adjective

Word Origin for phyllode

C19: from New Latin phyllodium, from Greek phullōdēs leaflike
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for phyllode

phyllode
[ fĭlōd ]

A flattened leafstalk that functions as a leaf, as in an acacia.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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