Definition of Phyllo

1. Noun. Tissue thin sheets of pastry used especially in Greek dishes.

Generic synonyms: Pate Feuillete, Puff Paste

Definition of Phyllo

1. Noun. A type of dough, originating in Mediterranean cuisine, that is used in thin layers to make pastries (such as baklava and apple strudel) and pies and becomes very flaky when cooked ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Phyllo

1. very thin pastry dough [n -LOS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phyllo

phylesis
phylesises
phyletic
phyletic shift
phyletically
phyletics
phylic
phyllanthocin
phyllaries
phyllary
phyllichnium
phylliform
phyllite
phyllites
phyllitic
phyllo (current term)
phyllo-
phyllo pastry
phyllobranchia
phyllobranchiae
phylloclad
phylloclades
phyllocladia
phyllocladium
phyllocyanin
phyllocyanine
phyllocyst
phyllocysts
phyllode

Literary usage of Phyllo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1838)
"... is a native of Japan, with glabrous, lanceolate, crenulated leaves, and red flowers. phyllo'DOC£ Sal. GENUS XI. THE phylloDOCE. ..."

2. Trees and Shrubs: An Abridgment of the Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum by John Claudius Loudon (1875)
"Height 20ft. to 40 It.; in British gardens 2 ft. to 3 ft. Introduced in 1825. Flowers white ; May. phyllo'DOC.E Sal. GENUS XI. THE PHYI. ..."

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