phyllogenous

English

Etymology

phyllo- +‎ -genous

Adjective

phyllogenous (not comparable)

1. (biology) Living or growing on leaves.
   • 1898, Bulletin, number 9, page 732:

     Several of the xylogenous species appear to be of the same nature. The phyllogenous forms seem to be of a different character, but we are not concerned with them here.