φύλλον φύλλον, ου, τό, φλέω a leaf; in pl. leaves, or collectively the leaves, foliage of a tree, Hom., Hdt., etc.; οἵη περ φύλλων γενεή, τοίη δὲ καὶ ἀνδρῶν as is the generation of leaves, such is that of men, Il.; φύλλοις βάλλειν Eur.; in sg., φύλλον ἐλάας, poet. for ἐλάα, Soph.:—metaph. of choral songs, φύλλʼ ἀοιδᾶν Pind. of flowers, a petal, Hdt., Theocr. a medicinal herb, Soph.