microphylline
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈfɪliːn/ /ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈfɪlʌɪn/Botany. Now rare. Perhaps disused
adjective
Of a lichen thallus: composed of very small scales or lobes.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in William Allport Leighton (1805–1889), botanist. From micro- + -phylline.
- Darjeeling
- Darjiling
- microfiche
- microfiche reader
- microfilament
- microfilamentous
- microfilaria
- microfilm
- microfilmer
- microfilm reader
- microfilm viewer
- microfilter
- microfiltration
- microfinance
- microfine
- microfloppy
- microflora
- microfocus
- microforge
- microform
- microfossil
- microfracture
- microfracturing
- microfuge
- microfungus