phyllophore
/ˈfɪlə(ʊ)fɔː/Botany. Now rare
noun
The part of a plant stem, especially of a palm tree, from which a leaf or branch grows; a node.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Lindley (1799–1865), botanist and horticulturist. From phyllo- + -phore, apparently after French phyllophore.
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