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phylloid

[ fil-oid ]
/ ˈfɪl ɔɪd /
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adjective

leaflike.

Nearby words

  1. phyllocladous,
  2. phyllode,
  3. phyllodium,
  4. phyllody,
  5. phyllogenetic,
  6. phyllomania,
  7. phyllome,
  8. phyllomic,
  9. phyllophagous,
  10. phyllophore

Origin of phylloid

From the New Latin word phylloīdēs, dating back to 1855–60. See phyll-, -oid
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Examples from the Web for phylloid

  • 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

/ (ˈfɪlɔɪd) /

adjective

resembling a leaf
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