Coryphylly

/kəˈrɪfɪli/ noun

Definition

A botanical term referring to the arrangement or characteristics of leaves at the apex or crown of a plant, particularly palm trees.

Etymology

From Greek koryphē meaning 'head' or 'apex' combined with phyllon meaning 'leaf,' describing the crown or top arrangement of leaves.

Kelly Says

Plant scientists created this word to describe the specific way leaves cluster at the very top of a plant—like how a pineapple crown sits perfectly on top, it's all about that head arrangement!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኮሪፊሊያ
ko-ri-fi-li-ya
ARالعربية
كوريفيليا
ku-ri-fi-li-ya
BNবাংলা
কোরিফিলিয়া
ko-ri-fi-li-ya
CACatalà
coryphylly
ko-ri-fi-li
CSČeština
coryphylly
ko-ri-fi-li
DADansk
coryphylly
ko-ri-fi-li
DEDeutsch
Coryphyllie
kor-i-fi-li
ELΕλληνικά
κορυφιλία
kor-i-fi-lee-ah
ESEspañol
corifilia
kor-i-fi-lee-ah
FAفارسی
کوریفلیا
ko-ri-fi-li-ya
FISuomi
coryphylly
ko-ri-fi-li
FRFrançais
coriphylle
kor-i-fil
GUGU
કોરિફિલિયા
ko-ri-fi-li-ya
HAHA
coryphylly
ko-ri-fi-li
HEעברית
קוֹרִיϕִילִיָה
ko-ri-fi-li-ya
HIहिन्दी
कोरिफिलिया
kor-i-fi-li-ya
HUMagyar
coryphylly
ko-ri-fi-li
IDBahasa Indonesia
coryphylly
ko-ri-fi-li
IGIG
coryphylly
ko-ri-fi-li
ITItaliano
corifilia
kor-i-fi-lee-ah
JA日本語
コリフィリー
korifirī
KKKK
көріфиллия
ko-ri-fi-li-ya
KMKM
កូរិហ្វីលី
ko-ri-fi-li
KO한국어
코리필리
kori-phi-ri
MRMR
कोरिफिलिया
ko-ri-fi-li-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
coryphylly
ko-ri-fi-li
MYမြန်မာ
ကောရီဖီလီ
ka-o-ri-fi-li
NLNederlands
coryphylly
ko-ri-fi-li
NONorsk
coryphylly
ko-ri-fi-li
PAPA
ਕੋਰੀਫਿਲੀਆ
ko-ri-fi-li-ya
PLPolski
coryphylly
ko-ri-fi-li
PTPortuguês
corifilia
kor-i-fi-lee-ah
RORomână
coryphylly
ko-ri-fi-li
RUРусский
корифиллия
kor-i-fil-li-ya
SVSvenska
coryphylly
ko-ri-fi-li
SWKiswahili
coryphylly
ko-ri-fi-li
TAதமிழ்
கோரிஃபிலியா
ko-ri-fi-li-ya
TEతెలుగు
కొరిఫిలియ
ko-ri-fi-li-ya
THไทย
คอรีฟิลลี่
ko-ri-fi-li
TLTL
coryphylly
ko-ri-fi-li
TRTürkçe
korifilya
kor-i-fi-lya
UKУкраїнська
коріфіллія
ko-ri-fil-li-ya
URاردو
کوریفلیا
ko-ri-fi-li-ya
VITiếng Việt
coryphylly
ko-ri-fi-li
YOYO
coryphylly
ko-ri-fi-li
ZH中文
柯里菲莉
kē lǐ fēi lì
ZUZU
coryphylly
ko-ri-fi-li

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