HYDROPHYLLIUM


Meaning of HYDROPHYLLIUM in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˈfilēəm noun

( plural hydrophyl·lia -ēə)

Etymology: New Latin, from hydr- + -phyllium (from Greek phyllion small leaf, diminutive of phyllon leaf) — more at blow (to blossom)

: one of the leaflike organs regarded as greatly modified zooids that cover other zooids of many siphonophores

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