phyllody

[ fil-uh-dee ]
/ ˈfɪl ə di /

noun Botany.

the abnormal transformation of a floral structure into a foliage leaf.

Origin of phyllody

First recorded in 1885–90; phyllode + -y3

Words nearby phyllody

phyllo-, phylloclade, phyllocladous, phyllode, phyllodium, phyllody, phyllogenetic, phylloid, phyllomania, phyllome, phyllophagous

Example sentences from the Web for phyllody

  • Many of these cases, and others that might be cited, are probably instances of frondescence or phyllody (see p. 241).

    Vegetable Teratology |Maxwell T. Masters

  • Some of the above are probably cases of mere virescence rather than of phyllody.

    Vegetable Teratology |Maxwell T. Masters

  • Phyllody of the stamens happens less frequently than the corresponding condition in the neighbouring organs.

    Vegetable Teratology |Maxwell T. Masters