n.
Pronunciation: ' m ī -kr ə - ˌ fil
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1908
1 : a leaf (as of a club moss) with single unbranched veins and no demonstrable gap around the leaf trace
2 : a small leaf
– mi · cro · phyl · lous \ ˌ m ī -kr ə - ' fi-l ə s \ adjective