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noun
A flattened petiole or leaf rachis that resembles and functions as a leaf, and may or may not be combined with an actual lamina.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
an expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: petiole, leafstalk
History
From Latin phyllodium, from Ancient Greek φυλλώδης (phullṓdēs, “resembling a leaf”).
