Showing results for cataphyll. Search instead for cataphylls.

cataphyll

American

[kat-uh-fil] / ˈkæt ə fɪl /

noun

Botany.

a simplified leaf form, as a bud scale or a scale on a cotyledon or rhizome.

cataphyll British

/ ˈkætəˌfɪl /

noun

a simplified form of plant leaf, such as a scale leaf or cotyledon

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

cataphyllary

adjective

Etymology

Origin of cataphyll

cata- + -phyll

Vocabulary lists containing cataphyll

2015 Spelling Bee - Words from the Semifinals

Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023