phyl·lode (f l  d) also phyl·lo·di·um (f-ld - m)n. pl. phyl·lodes also phyl·lo·di·a (-l d-) A flattened leafstalk that functions as a leaf, as in an acacia. [New Latin phyll dium, from Greek phullds, leaflike : phullon, leaf; see phyllo- + -ds, adj. suff.; see collodion.]phyl·lo di·al adj. |
phyllode [ˈfɪləʊd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a flattened leafstalk that resembles and functions as a leaf
[from New Latin phyllodium, from Greek phullōdēs leaflike]
phyllodial adj
| phyllode (fld) A flattened leafstalk that functions as a leaf, as in an acacia. |
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