(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:59:08

Phyl*lo"di*um (?), n.; pl. Phyllodia (#). [NL., fr. Gr. leaflike; leaf + form.] Bot.

A petiole dilated into the form of a blade, and usually with vertical edges, as in the Australian acacias.

 

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