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cataphyll

[ kat-uh-fil ]
/ ˈkæt ə fɪl /
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noun Botany.
a simplified leaf form, as a bud scale or a scale on a cotyledon or rhizome.
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Origin of cataphyll

cata- + -phyll

OTHER WORDS FROM cataphyll

cat·a·phyl·la·ry, adjective

Words nearby cataphyll

cataphasis, cataphora, cataphoresis, cataphract, cataphracted, cataphyll, cataplane, cataplasia, cataplasm, cataplexy, catapult
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British Dictionary definitions for cataphyll

cataphyll
/ (ˈkætəˌfɪl) /
noun
a simplified form of plant leaf, such as a scale leaf or cotyledon
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