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Definition of: phyllome
(fil′ōm) noun Bot.
The leaf or its equivalent; foliage: one of the four members that make up a perfect plant. [<NL phylloma <Gk. phyllōma foliage, leaves <phyllon a leaf]
—phyl·lom·ic (fi·lom′ik) adjective
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