phyllodium

[ fi-loh-dee-uhm ]

noun

, plural phyl·lo·di·a [fi-, loh, -dee-, uh].

1. phyllode.

Word History and Origins

Origin of phyllodium¹

1840–50; < New Latin, equivalent to Greek phyllṓd ( ēs ) leaflike ( phyllode ) + New Latin -ium -ium

Example Sentences

To emphasize this difference, botanists call such an apparent leaf a phyllodium, or phyllode.

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