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phyllome

American

[fil-ohm] / ˈfɪl oʊm /

noun

Botany.

a leaf of a plant.
a structure corresponding to a plant leaf.

phyllome British

/ -ˈləʊ-, fɪˈlɒmɪk, ˈfɪləʊm /

noun

a leaf or a leaflike organ

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phyllome Scientific

/ fĭl′ōm′ /

A leaf or a plant part that evolved from a leaf.

Other Word Forms

phyllomic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of phyllome

1855–60; < New Latin phyllōma < Greek phýllōma foliage. See phyll-, -oma

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