Origin

from Greek phullon

-phyll

variant of -phyllo as final element of compound words:

sporophyll.

Also, -phyl.

Related Words

-phyl
apophyllite
caryophyllaceous
cataphyll
chlorophyll
cladophyll

-phylla word element forming a noun termination meaning 'leaf', as in chlorophyll, cladophyll, lithophyll.

Also, -phyl. [Greek phyllon]

-phyll
noun combining form

ETYMOLOGY New Latin -phyllum, from Greek phyllon leaf

: leaf
sporophyll

-phyll
\ˌfil\ noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: French -phylle, from Greek phyllon leaf
1. : coloring matter occurring in plants
< chrysophyll >
2. [New Latin -phyllum, from Greek phyllon leaf] : leaf
< microphyll >

-phyll
-phyl

Suffix

leaf

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).

Derived terms

English words suffixed with -phyll

词汇	-phyll
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD Webster Wiktionary -phyll suff.（后缀） Leaf: 表示“叶子”： sporophyll. 孢子叶语源 From Greek phullon [leaf] * see phyllo- 源自希腊语 phullon [叶子] 参见 phyllo-* -phyll or -phyl combining form in countable noun leaf ⇒ chlorophyll Origin from Greek phullon -phyll 1 variant of -phyllo as final element of compound words: sporophyll. Also, -phyl. Related Words -phyl apophyllite caryophyllaceous cataphyll chlorophyll cladophyll -phylla word element forming a noun termination meaning 'leaf', as in chlorophyll, cladophyll, lithophyll. Also, -phyl. [Greek phyllon] -phyll noun combining form ETYMOLOGY New Latin -phyllum, from Greek phyllon leaf : leaf sporophyll -phyll \ˌfil\ noun combining form (-s) Etymology: French -phylle, from Greek phyllon leaf 1. : coloring matter occurring in plants < chrysophyll > 2. [New Latin -phyllum, from Greek phyllon leaf] : leaf < microphyll > -phyll -phyl Suffix leaf Etymology From Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”). Derived terms ► English words suffixed with -phyll
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combining form in countable noun