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cataphyll

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cat-a-phyll
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A leaf, sometimes abortive, sometimes persistent, that does not develop into a photosynthetic structure, but instead fulfills protective or storage functions. Examples include cotyledons, bud-scales, glochids, rhizome-scales, and bulb-scales.

Etymology

From cata- + -phyll; intended as translation of German Niederblatt, literally, “lower leaf”.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

cataphylls (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cataphyllary

Questions

What does cataphyll mean?
A leaf, sometimes abortive, sometimes persistent, that does not develop into a photosynthetic structure, but instead fulfills protective or storage functions. Examples include cotyledons, bud-scales, glochids, rhizome-scales, and bulb-scales.
Where does cataphyll come from?
From cata- + -phyll; intended as translation of German Niederblatt, literally, “lower leaf”.

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