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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)
- (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)
- 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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