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phyllophore

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[fil-uh-fawr, -fohr] / ˈfɪl əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr /

noun

Botany.

the terminal bud of a stem, especially of the stem of a palm.

Etymology

Origin of phyllophore

First recorded in 1840–50; phyllo- + -phore

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