epifillo

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /e.piˈfil.lo/
  • Rhymes: -illo
  • Hyphenation: e‧pi‧fìl‧lo

Etymology 1

From epi- +‎ -fillo.

Adjective

epifillo (feminine epifilla, masculine plural epifilli, feminine plural epifille)

  1. (botany) epiphyllous (growing on a leaf)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from translingual Epiphyllum, derived from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).

Noun

epifillo m (plural epifilli)

  1. any cactus of the Epiphyllum taxonomic genus
    Synonym: (obsolete) fillocacto

Further reading
  • epifillo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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