-phyll

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

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Words nearby -phyll

-phore, -phoresis, -phorous, -phrenia, -phyl, -phyll, -phyllous, -phyre, -phyte, -plasia, -plasm

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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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