ˈfiləm noun combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phyllon leaf
1. : one having (such) leaves or leaflike parts — in generic names of animals
Cyatho phyllum
and especially plants
Brachy phyllum
Podo phyllum
2. plural -phyl·la -lə : leaf
meso phyllum
3. : fossil resembling a plant of a (specified) group — in generic names
Sapindo phyllum