English Explanatory Dictionary

-ptile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. type of leaf
  2. type of plumage

Pronunciation

/ptɪl/ /ptaɪl/ /ptʌɪl/

Word forms

-ptile

Etymology

Representing the Ancient Greek πτῐ́λον (ptĭ́lon, “feather”, “down”; “leaf”); in the botanical sense denoting leaves, probably after the French -ptile. Compare ptilo-.

Related words

hypoptilum
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