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Definition of phyllopodium in English:

phyllopodium

Pronunciation /ˌfɪləˈpəʊdɪəm/

noun

  • 1Botany
    The main axis of a leaf or a fern frond.

  • 2Specifically. An expanded and hardened leaf-base found in certain quillworts (family Isoetaceae), providing protection for dormant meristematic tissue.

  • 3Zoology
    A broad, flattened limb of the kind found in branchiopod crustaceans.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Frederic Bower (1855–1948), botanist. From phyllo- + -podium.