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-phyll

variant of -phyllo as final element of compound words: sporophyll.

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Nearby words

-phore, -phoresis, -phorous, -phrenia, -phyl, -phyll, -phyllous, -phyre, -phyte, -plasia, -plasm
Also -phyl.
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British Dictionary definitions for -phyll

-phyll

-phyl

n combining form

leafchlorophyll

Word Origin for -phyll

from Greek phullon
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