释义 |
phyl·lo·siphon \“+\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from phyll- + Greek siphōn siphon, tube : a genus (the type of the family Phyllosiphonaceae of the order Siphonales) of filamentous green algae that live as intracellular parasites of plants of the family Araceae (as the jack-in-the-pulpit) and cause yellowing and discoloration of the leaves and stems |