n. pl. phyl·lodes also phyl·lo·di·a (-lōdē-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·lodi·al adj. |
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