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Adjectival form of "phyllid?"

English Language & Usage Asked on November 27, 2020

What’s the word that relates to “phyllid” like “foliate” relates to “foliage?”

Phyllid: A leaf-like extension of the stem in Bryophytes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_botanical_terms#phyllid

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Phylliform is the adjectival form of the very similar word phyllidium, which was truncated to form phyllid. OED, "phylliform, adj.":

Leaf-shaped, leaflike.

Rather like foliate is used far beyond botany to describe leaf-like things, phylliform is also used to describe anything sufficiently leaf-like, like anatomical features that are shaped like leaves.

Answered by TaliesinMerlin on November 27, 2020

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