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hypophyll

hypophyll noun: a proximal part of a sprout or a leaf.

Noun

hypophyll (plural hypophylls)

  1. A proximal part of a sprout or a leaf.
    • About 20 per cent produce hypophylls, or rudimentary leaves, and most of these soon die without producing any ordinary leaves.1943, Walter Reuther, The Citrus industry, volume 1, page 856

Forms of hypophyll

pluralhypophylls

Questions about hypophyll

What does hypophyll mean?
Hypophyll means a proximal part of a sprout or a leaf.
What part of speech is hypophyll?
Hypophyll is a noun.
What is the plural of hypophyll?
The plural of hypophyll is hypophylls.

Words near hypophyll in the dictionary

  1. hypophrenia
  2. hypophrenic
  3. hypophrygian
  4. hypophyal
  5. hypophyals
  6. hypophyll
  7. hypophyllous
  8. hypophylls
  9. hypophyseal
  10. hypophysectomies
  11. hypophysectomise

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