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phyllode

phyllode noun: a flattened petiole or leaf rachis that resembles and functions as a leaf, and may or may not be combined with an actual lamina.

phyllode: a flattened petiole or leaf rachis that resembles and functions as a leaf, and may or may not be...
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Noun

phyllode (plural phyllodes)

  1. A flattened petiole or leaf rachis that resembles and functions as a leaf, and may or may not be combined with an actual lamina.

phyllode meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

phyllode in Tamil

இலைபுரைகாம்பு, காம்பிலை, தட்டை இலைக்காம்பு

phyllode in Malayalam

വൃന്തപത്രം

Forms of phyllode

pluralphyllodes

Origin of phyllode

From Latin phyllodium, from Ancient Greek φυλλώδης (phullṓdēs, “resembling a leaf”).

Questions about phyllode

What does phyllode mean?
Phyllode means a flattened petiole or leaf rachis that resembles and functions as a leaf, and may or may not be combined with an actual lamina.
What is phyllode in Tamil?
Phyllode in Tamil is இலைபுரைகாம்பு, காம்பிலை, தட்டை இலைக்காம்பு. See Phyllode meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phyllode?
Phyllode is a noun.
What is the plural of phyllode?
The plural of phyllode is phyllodes.

Words near phyllode in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phyllode (page history and authors); phyllode (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); phyllode (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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