acrophyll

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noun

In a climbing plant, a leaf produced by the mature plant, which is physically distinct from the leaves produced by the immature plant.

Opposite
bathyphyll
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounacrophyll (plural acrophylls)

plural acrophylls

  1. biologyIn a climbing plant, a leaf produced by the mature plant, which is physically distinct from the leaves produced by the immature plant.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
bathyphyll

Origin

From acro- + -phyll.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pollarchy
Cite this entry
APA

acrophyll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrophyll

MLA

“acrophyll.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrophyll. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acrophyll,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrophyll.

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