phyllodial
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phyllodial — See phyllode. * * * … Universalium
phyllodial — phyl·lo·di·al … English syllables
phyllode — phyllodial, adj. /fil ohd/, n. Bot. an expanded petiole resembling and having the function of a leaf, but without a true blade. [1840 50; < Gk phyllódes leaflike. See PHYLL , ODE1] * * * … Universalium
phyllode — [fil′ōd΄] n. [ModL phyllodium < Gr phyllōdēs, leaflike: see PHYLL(O) & ODE2] Bot. a flat leafstalk that functions as a leaf phyllodial [fə lō′dē əl] adj … English World dictionary
phytology — noun the branch of biology that studies plants • Syn: ↑botany • Derivationally related forms: ↑phytologist, ↑botanic (for: ↑botany), ↑botanical (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
