bathyphyll

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noun

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

Opposite
acrophyll
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Meanings

nounbathyphyll (plural bathyphylls)

plural bathyphylls

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
acrophyll

Origin

From bathy- + -phyll.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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