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phyllocyst

phyllocyst noun: the cavity of a hydrophyllium.

Noun

phyllocyst (plural phyllocysts)

  1. The cavity of a hydrophyllium.

Forms of phyllocyst

pluralphyllocysts

Origin of phyllocyst

From phyllo- + cyst.

Questions about phyllocyst

What does phyllocyst mean?
Phyllocyst means the cavity of a hydrophyllium.
What part of speech is phyllocyst?
Phyllocyst is a noun.
What is the plural of phyllocyst?
The plural of phyllocyst is phyllocysts.

Words near phyllocyst in the dictionary

  1. phyllocladous
  2. phyllocnistid
  3. phyllocnistids
  4. phyllocyanin
  5. phyllocyanine
  6. phyllocyst
  7. phyllocysts
  8. phyllode
  9. phyllodes
  10. phyllodia
  11. phyllodial

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