phyllodium


phyl·lode

P0274500 (fĭl′ōd) also phyl·lo·di·um (fĭ-lō′dē-əm)n. pl. phyl·lodes also phyl·lo·di·a (-lō′dē-ə) A flattened leafstalk that functions as a leaf, as in an acacia.
[New Latin phyllōdium, from Greek phullōdēs, leaflike : phullon, leaf; see phyllo- + -ōdēs, adj. suff.; see collodion.]
phyl·lo′di·al adj.

phyl•lode

(ˈfɪl oʊd)

n. an expanded petiole resembling and having the function of a leaf, but without a true blade. [1840–50; < Greek phyllṓdēs leaflike. See phyllo-, -ode1] phyl•lo′di•al, adj.