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-phyllous
-phyllous
a combining form meaning “having leaves” of the kind or number specified by the initial element: diphyllous; monophyllous.
Origin:
< Greek -phyllos, derivative of phýllon leaf
< Greek -phyllos, derivative of phýllon leaf
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-phyllous
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| -phyllous | |
| —adj combining form | |
| having leaves of a specified number or type: monophyllous | |
| [from Greek -phullos of a leaf] | |
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