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Definition of: phyllophore
(fil′ə·fôr, -fōr) noun Bot.
The budding summit of a stem, especially a palm stem on which leaves are developed. [<Gk. phyllophoros bearing leaves <phyllon a leaf + pherein bear]
—phyl·loph·o·rous (fi·lof′ər·əs) adjective
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