Associations to the word «Phyllode»

Wiktionary

PHYLLODE, noun. (botany) A flattened petiole or leaf rachis that resembles and functions as a leaf, and may or may not be combined with an actual lamina.

Dictionary definition

PHYLLODE, noun. An expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade.

Wise words

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery