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CATAPHYLLARY

\kˈatɐfˌɪləɹi], \kˈatɐfˌɪləɹi], \k_ˈa_t_ɐ_f_ˌɪ_l_ə_ɹ_i]\

Definitions of CATAPHYLLARY

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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Rudimentary or scale-like leaves which act as the covering of buds, etc..

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

[Greek] Appl. rudimentary or scale-like leaves which act as covering of buds.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

kat-a-fil'ar-i, adj. pertaining to such rudimentary scale-leaves as are found on various parts of plants, esp. underground.--n. CATAPHYLL'UM. [Gr. kata, down, phyllon, leaf.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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