hydrophyllium Meaning, Definition & Usage

Hy`dro*phyl"li*um noun

Etymology

NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + a leaf.

Wordforms

plural L Hydrophyllia E Hydrophylliums

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) One of the flat, leaflike, protective zooids, covering other zooids of certain Siphonophora.