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PHYLLODE

Dictionary entry overview: What does phyllode mean?

• PHYLLODE (noun)
The noun PHYLLODE has 1 sense:

1. an expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade

Familiarity information: PHYLLODE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PHYLLODE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("phyllode" is a kind of...):

leafstalk; petiole (the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf)

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