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cyathophyll

cyathophyll noun: the bract-like structure of a euphorbia on which the involucre sits, usually but not always occurring in twos. They may sometimes be brightly coloured and confused with petals.

Noun

cyathophyll (plural cyathophylls)

  1. The bract-like structure of a euphorbia on which the involucre sits, usually but not always occurring in twos. They may sometimes be brightly coloured and confused with petals.

Forms of cyathophyll

pluralcyathophylls

Questions about cyathophyll

What does cyathophyll mean?
Cyathophyll means the bract-like structure of a euphorbia on which the involucre sits, usually but not always occurring in twos. They may sometimes be brightly coloured and confused with petals.
What part of speech is cyathophyll?
Cyathophyll is a noun.
What is the plural of cyathophyll?
The plural of cyathophyll is cyathophylls.

Words near cyathophyll in the dictionary

  1. cyathoi
  2. cyatholipid
  3. cyatholipids
  4. cyatholith
  5. cyatholiths
  6. cyathophyll
  7. cyathophylloid
  8. cyathophylloids
  9. cyathophylls
  10. cyathos
  11. cyathostomin

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