phylliform

1. 1.

   having the shape of a leaf

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Questions about phylliform

What does phylliform mean?

phylliform means "having the shape of a leaf".

How many syllables are in phylliform?

phylliform has 3 syllables and divides as phyl-li-form under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is phylliform a common word?

phylliform is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.