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Phyllopod

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• Phylloquinone

  [fil-oh-kwi-nohn, -kwin-ohn] /ˌfɪl oʊ kwɪˈnoʊn, -ˈkwɪn oʊn/ noun, Biochemistry. 1. . /ˌfɪləʊkwɪˈnəʊn/ noun 1. a viscous fat-soluble liquid occurring in plants: essential for the production of prothrombin, required in blood clotting. Formula: C31H46O2 Also vitamin K1 phylloquinone (fĭl’ə-kwĭn’ōn’, -kwī’nōn’) See vitamin K1.

• Phyllosilicate

  [fil-oh-sil-i-kit, -keyt] /ˌfɪl oʊˈsɪl ɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt/ noun 1. any mineral having the tetrahedral groups linked in sheets, each group containing four oxygen atoms, three of which are shared with other groups so that the ratio of silicon atoms to oxygen atoms is two to five. /ˌfɪləʊˈsɪlɪkeɪt/ noun 1. any of a class of silicate […]

• Phyllosphere

  /ˈfɪləʊˌsfɪə/ noun 1. another name for phylloplane

• Phyllotaxis

  [fil-uh-tak-sis] /ˌfɪl əˈtæk sɪs/ noun, plural phyllotaxes [fil-uh-tak-seez] /ˌfɪl əˈtæk siz/ (Show IPA). Botany. 1. . /ˌfɪləˈtæksɪs/ noun (pl) -taxes (-ˈtæksiːz), -taxies 1. the arrangement of the leaves on a stem 2. the study of this arrangement in different plants

• Phyllotaxy

  [fil-uh-tak-see] /ˈfɪl əˌtæk si/ noun, plural phyllotaxies. Botany. 1. the arrangement of leaves on a stem or axis. 2. the study of such arrangement. phyllotaxy (fĭl’ə-tāk’sē) The pattern of leaf distribution and arrangement on a stem. phyllotactic adjective

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