Xan″tho‐phyll (?), n. [Xantho- + Gr. φύλλον leaf.] (Bot.) A yellow coloring matter found in yellow autumn leaves, and also produced artificially from chlorophyll; — formerly called also phylloxanthin.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.