hypophyll

H4Y4P3O1P3H4Y4L1L1

noun

A proximal part of a sprout or a leaf.

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Meanings

nounhypophyll (plural hypophylls)

plural hypophylls

  1. biologyA proximal part of a sprout or a leaf.

    About 20 per cent produce hypophylls, or rudimentary leaves, and most of these soon die without producing any ordinary leaves.

    1943, Walter Reuther, The Citrus industry, volume 1, page 856
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