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-phyllous

-phyllous suffix: having a specified number or kind of leaves.

Suffix

-phyllous

  1. Having a specified number or kind of leaves.
  2. Having a specified relationship to the leaves.

Origin of -phyllous

From Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) and Latin Latin -ōsus.

Questions about -phyllous

What does -phyllous mean?
-phyllous means having a specified number or kind of leaves.
What part of speech is -phyllous?
-phyllous is a suffix.

Words near -phyllous in the dictionary

  1. -phorous
  2. -phrasia
  3. -phrenia
  4. -phyl
  5. -phyll
  6. -phyllous
  7. -phylly
  8. -phyly
  9. -physes
  10. -physis
  11. -phyte

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