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cataphylls

cataphylls is the plural of cataphyll.

Meaning of cataphyll

Noun

cataphyll (plural cataphylls)

  1. A leaf, sometimes abortive, sometimes persistent, that does not develop into a photosynthetic structure, but instead fulfills protective or storage functions. Examples include cotyledons, bud-scales, glochids, rhizome-scales, and bulb-scales.

Questions about cataphylls

What is cataphylls the plural of?
Cataphylls is the plural of cataphyll.

Words near cataphylls in the dictionary

  1. cataphracts
  2. cataphyll
  3. cataphyllaries
  4. cataphyllary
  5. cataphyllic
  6. cataphylls
  7. cataphysical
  8. cataplana
  9. cataplanas
  10. cataplasia
  11. cataplasis

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