Phyllon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɪlɒn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Phyllon is a noun meaning (countable, especially botany, uncommon) A leaf, or something (flat) resembling a leaf.
Meaning
(countable, especially botany, uncommon) A leaf, or something (flat) resembling a leaf.
More Meanings
- (uncountable, chiefly historical, uncommon) A specific herb which the ancient Greek Theophrastus asserted could influence the sex of a fetus.
Example Sentences
Corona double; phylla of the outer row almost free, 1.8 to 2 mm. long, lanceolate, [...]
In this following the analogy of phyton already appropriated for the integer of the axis plus the phyllon or phylla it bears.
The female phyllon plant ensures the conception of issue of the same sex, while the male plant, differing only in its seed, brings about […]
It were to be wished true, and women would idolize him, could that be made out which he recordeth of phyllon, mercury, and other vegetables, that the juice of the male plant drunk, or the leaves but applied unto the genitals, determines their conceptions unto males.
Word Forms
- phylla
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include phyllome, phyllomorph, phyllid, phyllode, phyllidium, leaf.
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