Etymograph

English

leptophyll

From lepto- + -phyll.

Formed from lepto- + -phyll

Ancient Greek λέπω ‘I peel’

Ancient Greek λεπτός ‘thin’

English lepto-

Today it means

noun An extremely small leaf, smaller than a nanophyll.

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