prophyll

P3R1O1P3H4Y4L1L1

noun

The frequently specialised or reduced leaf produced at the first node of a new shoot.

OriginAncient Greek πρό →
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Meanings

nounprophyll (plural prophylls)

plural prophylls

  1. biologyThe frequently specialised or reduced leaf produced at the first node of a new shoot.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπρό
  2. Englishprophyll

Originally coined by French botanists, from Ancient Greek πρό (pró) and φύλλον (phúllon).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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