phylliform

phylliform
  a. leaf-shaped.
   ♦ phylline, a. leaf-like.
   ♦ phyllode (-/d), n. flattened stem functioning as leaf.
   ♦ phyllogenetic, a. pertaining to production of, or producing, leaves.
   ♦ phylloid, a. phylline.
   ♦ phyllomania, n. abnormal leaf-production.
   ♦ phyllomorph, n. artistic leaf-like detail.
   ♦ phyllophagous, a. leaf-eating.
   ♦ phyllophorous, a. bearing leaves.
   ♦ phyllotaxy, n. arrangement of leaves of plant.

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