Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "phyllode" ita ce gyaggyarawa ko baƙaƙen tushe kamar ganye, wanda ke ɗaukar aikin ganye. Yawanci ana samunsa a wasu tsire-tsire, musamman a wasu nau'in nau'in acacia, kuma yana aiki a matsayin hanyar photosynthesis a wuraren da ganye ba su dace da rayuwa ba.
