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phyllophorous

phyllophorous adjective: bearing or producing leaves.

Adjective

phyllophorous (not comparable)

  1. Bearing or producing leaves.
  2. Having leaf-like organs.

Origin of phyllophorous

From phyllo- + -phore + -ous.

Questions about phyllophorous

What does phyllophorous mean?
Phyllophorous means bearing or producing leaves.
What part of speech is phyllophorous?
Phyllophorous is an adjective.

Words near phyllophorous in the dictionary

  1. phyllonitization
  2. phyllophagous
  3. phyllophagy
  4. phyllophorid
  5. phyllophorids
  6. phyllophorous
  7. phyllophyllin
  8. phyllophyllins
  9. phyllophyte
  10. phyllophytes
  11. phylloplane

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