Meanings
nounphyllite (countable and uncountable, plural phyllites)
plural phyllites
- countableuncountablegeographyA type of metamorphic rock formed from clay-rich sediments called pelites.
Origin
- Ancient Greekφῠ́λλον“leaf”
- Englishphyllite
From Ancient Greek φῠ́λλον (phŭ́llon, “leaf”) + -ite.
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Finnish fylliitti
- fylliittitype of rock
German Phyllit
- Phyllittype of rock
Greek φυλλίτης
- φυλλίτης (fyllítis)type of rock
Hungarian fillit
- fillittype of rock
Norwegian Bokmål fyllitt
- fyllitttype of rock
Portuguese filito
- filitotype of rock
Spanish filita
- filitatype of rock
Swedish fyllit
- fyllittype of rock
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APA
phyllite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phyllite
MLA
“phyllite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phyllite. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phyllite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phyllite.
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