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PHYLLODE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("phyllode" is a kind of...):
leafstalk; petiole (the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf)
Derivation:
phyllodial (having a phyllode)
Context examples:
The incidence of metastases is higher in malignant phyllodes tumors.
(Phyllodes tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
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