trophophyll

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noun

A vegetative, nutrient-producing leaf or microphyll, whose primary function is photosynthesis.

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Meanings

nountrophophyll (plural trophophylls)

plural trophophylls

  1. biologyA vegetative, nutrient-producing leaf or microphyll, whose primary function is photosynthesis.

Origin

From tropho- + -phyll.

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APA

trophophyll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trophophyll

MLA

“trophophyll.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trophophyll. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trophophyll,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trophophyll.

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