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trophophyll

trophophyll noun: a vegetative, nutrient-producing leaf or microphyll, whose primary function is photosynthesis.

Noun

trophophyll (plural trophophylls)

  1. A vegetative, nutrient-producing leaf or microphyll, whose primary function is photosynthesis.

Forms of trophophyll

pluraltrophophylls

Origin of trophophyll

From tropho- + -phyll.

Questions about trophophyll

What does trophophyll mean?
Trophophyll means a vegetative, nutrient-producing leaf or microphyll, whose primary function is photosynthesis.
What part of speech is trophophyll?
Trophophyll is a noun.
What is the plural of trophophyll?
The plural of trophophyll is trophophylls.

Words near trophophyll in the dictionary

  1. trophophore
  2. trophophores
  3. trophophoresy
  4. trophophoretic
  5. trophophoric
  6. trophophyll
  7. trophophyllous
  8. trophophylls
  9. trophophyte
  10. trophophytes
  11. trophoplasm

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