prophyll

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The frequently specialised or reduced leaf produced at the first node of a new shoot.

Word forms

prophyll prophylls

Etymology

Originally coined by French botanists, from Ancient Greek πρό (pró) and φύλλον (phúllon).

Derived words

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