Phyllodia

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Phyllodium \Phyl*lo"di*um\, n.; pl. {Phyllodia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
     leaflike; fy`llon leaf + e'i^dos form.] (Bot.)
     A petiole dilated into the form of a blade, and usually with
     vertical edges, as in the Australian acacias.
     [1913 Webster]