phyllody Bot.
(ˈfɪləʊdɪ)
[f. prec. + -y.]
a. The condition in which certain organs, esp. parts of the flower, are metamorphosed into ordinary leaves. b. The condition in which the leaf-stalk is metamorphosed into a phyllode.
| 1888 Henslow Orig. Floral Struct. xxx. 302 Phyllody of the Carpels and Ovules. |