CEFR B2

acrophyll

noun

Meaning

acrophyll means (botany) The frequently specialised or reduced leaf produced at the first node of a new shoot. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses acrophyll to mean (botany) The frequently specialised or reduced leaf produced at the first node....
The teacher asked students to find acrophyll in the reading.

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acrophyll (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses acrophyll to mean (botany) The frequently specialised or reduced leaf produced at the first node....
The teacher asked students to find acrophyll in the reading.

How to Use acrophyll

a/the acrophyll (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a acrophyll."
acrophyll in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked acrophyll in context before translating it."

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