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n. [ Pref. apo- + Gr. &unr_; leaf; so called from its foliated structure or easy cleavage. ] (Min.) A mineral relating to the zeolites, usually occurring in square prisms or octahedrons with pearly luster on the cleavage surface. It is a hydrous silicate of calcium and potassium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'asth`r star + fy`llon leaf. ] (Paleon.) A fossil plant from the coal formations of Europe and America, now regarded as the branchlets and foliage of calamites. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or free-central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); it contains 14 families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks); Aizoaceae; Amaranthaceae; Batidaceae; Chenopodiaceae; Cactaceae (order Opuntiales); Nyctaginaceae; Phytolaccaceae; it corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales; it is sometimes classified as a superorder.
Syn. -- subclass Caryophyllidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Chem.) A tasteless and odorless crystalline substance, extracted from cloves, polymeric with common camphor. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ Gr. 'eryqro`s red + &unr_; leaf. ] (Physiol. Bot.) The red coloring matter of leaves, fruits, flowers, etc., in distinction from chlorophyll. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. L. Hydrophyllia E. Hydrophylliums [ NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + &unr_; a leaf.] (Zool.) One of the flat, leaflike, protective zooids, covering other zooids of certain Siphonophora. [1913 Webster]

n. [ See Phylo-. ] (Min.) (a) A mineral related to ottrelite. (b) Clay slate; argillaceous schist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Podophyllum. ] (Chem.) A brown bitter gum extracted from the rootstalk of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum). It is a complex mixture of several substances. [ 1913 Webster ]