phyllogenous

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adjective

Living or growing on leaves.

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Meanings

adjectivephyllogenous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyLiving or growing on leaves.

    Several of the xylogenous species appear to be of the same nature. The phyllogenous forms seem to be of a different character, but we are not concerned with them here.

    1898, Bulletin, number 9, page 732

Origin

From phyllo- + -genous.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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