XYLOPHYLLA
\zˈa͡ɪləfˌɪlə], \zˈaɪləfˌɪlə], \z_ˈaɪ_l_ə_f_ˌɪ_l_ə]\
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A genus of Euphorbiaceae, or, as some regard it, a section of Phyllanthus, consisting of shrubs without leaves, but whose branches are flattened out and leaf-like, bearing the flowers in tufts in the notches of the margin. They are natives of the West Indies, and are named from the singular appearance of their leaf-like branches.
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