protophyll

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noun

A primitive leaf in some clubmosses

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Meanings

nounprotophyll (plural protophylls)

plural protophylls

  1. biologyA primitive leaf in some clubmosses

Origin

From proto- + -phyll.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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