Definition of "phyllode" []

• A flattened leafstalk that functions as a leaf, as in an acacia. (noun)

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• "In trials where rainfall is relatively high, the Charleville, Queensland provenance, a broad phyllode form, has grown more rapidly than provenances from central Australia (Ryan and Bell 1989)."
• "Its form and phyllode morphology are exceptionally variable (Midgley and Gunn 1985)."
• "Trees with different phyllode forms have been observed to have different growth rates (Fox 1980)."