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PHYLLODIAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does phyllodial mean?
• PHYLLODIAL (adjective)
The adjective PHYLLODIAL has 1 sense:
1. having a phyllode
Familiarity information: PHYLLODIAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a phyllode
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)
Pertainym:
phyllode (an expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade)
Derivation:
phyllode (an expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade)
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