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phylloid

phylloid adjective: resembling a leaf.

Adjective

phylloid (comparative more phylloid, superlative most phylloid)

  1. Resembling a leaf.

Noun

phylloid (plural phylloids)

  1. A leaf-like structure.

Synonyms of phylloid

Forms of phylloid

Adjective
comparativemore phylloid
superlativemost phylloid
Noun
pluralphylloids

Origin of phylloid

From phyllo- + -oid.

Questions about phylloid

What does phylloid mean?
Phylloid means resembling a leaf.
What part of speech is phylloid?
Phylloid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near phylloid in the dictionary

  1. phylloerythrin
  2. phyllogen
  3. phyllogenetic
  4. phyllogenous
  5. phyllogens
  6. phylloid
  7. phylloidal
  8. phylloideous
  9. phylloids
  10. phyllolepid
  11. phyllolepidid

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