phyllogenous
English
Etymology
phyllo- + -genous
Adjective
phyllogenous (not comparable)
- (biology) Living or growing on leaves.
- 1898, Bulletin (issue 9, page 732)
- Several of the xylogenous species appear to be of the same nature. The phyllogenous forms seem to be of a different character, but we are not concerned with them here.
- 1898, Bulletin (issue 9, page 732)