phyllody
[ fil-uh-dee ]
nounBotany.
the abnormal transformation of a floral structure into a foliage leaf.
Origin of phyllody
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How to use phyllody in a sentence
phyllody of the stamens happens less frequently than the corresponding condition in the neighbouring organs.
Vegetable Teratology | Maxwell T. MastersSome of the above are probably cases of mere virescence rather than of phyllody.
Vegetable Teratology | Maxwell T. MastersMany of these cases, and others that might be cited, are probably instances of frondescence or phyllody (see p. 241).
Vegetable Teratology | Maxwell T. Masters
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