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phyllody

phyllody noun: the abnormal development of floral parts into leafy structures.

Noun

phyllody (countable and uncountable, plural phyllodies)

  1. The abnormal development of floral parts into leafy structures.
    Synonyms:
    phyllomorphy

phyllody meaning in Tamil

phyllody in Tamil

பச்சைப்பூ நோய்

Synonyms of phyllody

Forms of phyllody

pluralphyllodies

Origin of phyllody

See phyllodium.

Questions about phyllody

What does phyllody mean?
Phyllody means the abnormal development of floral parts into leafy structures.
What is phyllody in Tamil?
Phyllody in Tamil is பச்சைப்பூ நோய். See Phyllody meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phyllody?
Phyllody is a noun.
What is the plural of phyllody?
The plural of phyllody is phyllodies.

Words near phyllody in the dictionary

  1. phyllodont
  2. phyllodontid
  3. phyllodontids
  4. phyllodonts
  5. phyllodulcin
  6. phyllody
  7. phylloerythrin
  8. phyllogen
  9. phyllogenetic
  10. phyllogenous
  11. phyllogens

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phyllody (page history and authors); phyllody (Tamil 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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