phylloid

[fil-oid]

adjective

leaflike.

Origin of phylloid

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

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He was trying to classify a Cyatho phylloid coral which he had just had the luck to find.
A Cadet's Honor
Upton Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for phylloid

phylloid

adjective

resembling a leaf

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