Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phylloplane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phyl-lo-plane
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surface of a leaf, considered as a habitat

noun

A phyllosphere of leaves

Example Sentences

"On the island of Barro Colorado, with an area of 23 square kilometres, at least 43 species of the genus Poecilominettia co-exist, all of which are known to feed upon the same material, namely phylloplane fungi."

Etymology

From phyllo- + plane.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: phyllo

Inflected Forms

phylloplanes (plural)

Questions

What does phylloplane mean?: The surface of a leaf, considered as a habitat
Where does phylloplane come from?: From phyllo- + plane.

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