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phyllous

phyllous adjective: homologous with a leaf.

Adjective

phyllous (not comparable)

  1. homologous with a leaf
    • The sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils are phyllous organs.
  2. Resembling a leaf

Origin of phyllous

From phyllo- + -ous.

Words formed from phyllous

Questions about phyllous

What does phyllous mean?
Phyllous means homologous with a leaf.
What part of speech is phyllous?
Phyllous is an adjective.

Words near phyllous in the dictionary

  1. phyllotaxic
  2. phyllotaxies
  3. phyllotaxis
  4. phyllotaxy
  5. phyllotungstite
  6. phyllous
  7. phylloxanthin
  8. phylloxanthine
  9. phylloxanthins
  10. phylloxera
  11. phylloxerae

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