The Collaborative International Dictionary
Phyllodium
Phyllodium \Phyl*lo"di*um\, n.; pl. Phyllodia. [NL., fr. Gr. ? leaflike; ? leaf + e'i^dos form.] (Bot.) A petiole dilated into the form of a blade, and usually with vertical edges, as in the Australian acacias.
Wiktionary
phyllodium
n. (context botany English) A petiole dilated into the form of a blade, and usually with vertical edges, as in the Australian acacias.
Wikipedia
Phyllodium
Phyllodium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.
Category:Desmodieae