Etymology

prophyll

P3R1O1P3H4Y4L1L1

Today it means: The frequently specialised or reduced leaf produced at the first node of a new shoot. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πρό
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπρό
  2. English todayprophyll

Originally coined by French botanists, from Ancient Greek πρό (pró) and φύλλον (phúllon).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπρό all →

prophylaxisprolactinpro-prothalamion

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