Phyllode

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A flattened leafstalk that functions as a leaf, as in an acacia.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A flattened petiole or leaf rachis that resembles and functions as a leaf, and may or may not be combined with an actual lamina.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Same as phyllodium.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Same as phyllodium.
  • n. In some echinoids, one of the leaf-shaped areas into which the ambulacra are expanded.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    petiole    leafstalk   
    Variant
    phyllodium   
     
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