phylloid
/ˈfɪlɔɪd/Chiefly Botany
adjective
Resembling a leaf; having parts resembling leaves.
noun
Botany. An organ resembling a leaf in form and function, though not considered homologous with a true leaf; a leaflike structure in an alga.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Mayne (1808–1868). From ancient Greek ϕύλλον leaf + -oid, after post-classical Latin phylloideus.