Phyllogenetic
[fil-oh-juh-net-ik] /ˌfɪl oʊ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/
adjective, Botany.
1.
of or relating to the development of leaves.
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[fil-ohm] /ˈfɪl oʊm/ noun, Botany. 1. a leaf of a plant. 2. a structure corresponding to a plant leaf. /ˈfɪləʊm/ noun 1. a leaf or a leaflike organ phyllome (fĭl’ōm’) A leaf or a plant part that evolved from a leaf.
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[fi-lof-uh-guh s] /fɪˈlɒf ə gəs/ adjective, Zoology. 1. (of an organism) feeding on leaves. adj. “leaf-eating,” 1819, from phyllo- + -phagous.
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noun a fear of leaves Word Origin phyllo- ‘leaf’