Usually means: Temporary leaf, supports early growth.
Definitions Related words Mentions History
We found 16 dictionaries that define the word cataphyll:

General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. cataphyll: Merriam-Webster
  2. cataphyll: Collins English Dictionary
  3. cataphyll: Vocabulary.com
  4. cataphyll: Wiktionary
  5. cataphyll: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. cataphyll: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. cataphyll: Dictionary.com
  8. Cataphyll: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. cataphyll: Rhymezone
  10. cataphyll: FreeDictionary.org
  11. cataphyll: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. cataphyll: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Science (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Botanical Terms (No longer online)
  2. Flora of New South Wales (No longer online)
  3. cataphyll: Natural History Terms

(Note: See cataphylls as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (cataphyll)

noun:  (botany) A leaf, sometimes abortive, sometimes persistent, that does not develop into a photosynthetic structure, but instead fulfills protective or storage functions. Examples include cotyledons, bud-scales, glochids, rhizome-scales, and bulb-scales.

Similar:

Opposite:

Words similar to cataphyll

Usage examples for cataphyll

Idioms related to cataphyll

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing cataphyll

Words that often appear near cataphyll

Rhymes of cataphyll

Invented words related to cataphyll

Similar:

Opposite:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux