-phylly

suffix

Forms nouns relating to having a certain type or configuration of leaves.

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Meanings

suffix
  1. Forms nouns relating to having a certain type or configuration of leaves.

Origin

-phyll (“leaf”) + -y

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APA

-phylly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-phylly

MLA

“-phylly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-phylly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-phylly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-phylly.

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