Petalophyllum

Translingual

Etymology

Italian petalo- (“broad, flat”) +‎ English -phyllum (“leaf”). petalo- is from Italian petalo (“petal”), which is from Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon), and ultimately from πέταλος (pétalos, “broad, flat”). -phyllum is derived from Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).

Proper noun

Petalophyllum n

A taxonomic genus within the family Petalophyllaceae – a group of liverworts.

Hyponyms

(genus): Petalophyllum preissi - type species

References

Petalophyllum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Petalophyllaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Fossombroniaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Petalophyllum at Tropicos

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