phylloid

[fil-oid]

adjective

1. leaflike.

phylloid

/ ˈfɪlɔɪd /

adjective

1. resembling a leaf

Word History and Origins

Origin of phylloid¹

From the New Latin word phylloīdēs, dating back to 1855–60. See phyll-, -oid

Example Sentences

Phylloid, fil′oid, adj. leaf-like—also Phylloi′deous.—ns.

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He was trying to classify a Cyatho phylloid coral which he had just had the luck to find.

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Very frequently, when the coat of the ovule is phylloid, as before described, the nucleus is altogether wanting, though sometimes it is present as a small cellular papilla; very rarely is it to be found in its perfect state.

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