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phyllosphere

phyllosphere noun: the above-ground surface of plants, viewed as a habitat for microorganisms.

Noun

phyllosphere (plural phyllospheres)

  1. The above-ground surface of plants, viewed as a habitat for microorganisms

phyllosphere meaning in Tamil

phyllosphere in Tamil

இலைவெளி மண்டலம்

Forms of phyllosphere

pluralphyllospheres

Origin of phyllosphere

From phyllo- + -sphere.

Questions about phyllosphere

What does phyllosphere mean?
Phyllosphere means the above-ground surface of plants, viewed as a habitat for microorganisms.
What is phyllosphere in Tamil?
Phyllosphere in Tamil is இலைவெளி மண்டலம். See Phyllosphere meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phyllosphere?
Phyllosphere is a noun.
What is the plural of phyllosphere?
The plural of phyllosphere is phyllospheres.

Words near phyllosphere in the dictionary

  1. phyllosiphonic
  2. phyllosiphony
  3. phyllosoma
  4. phyllosomas
  5. phyllosomata
  6. phyllosphere
  7. phyllospheres
  8. phyllospheric
  9. phyllostine
  10. phyllostomatid
  11. phyllostomatids

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phyllosphere (page history and authors); phyllosphere (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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