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phyllophore

[ fil-uh-fawr, -fohr ]

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of phyllophore1

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

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