hydrophyllum

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hydrophyllum (noun; plural hydrophyllia; Greek hydor, water; phyllon, leaf): (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) A thick, gelatinous, helmet-shaped or leaf-like medusoid containing a simple or branched gastrovascular canal, protective in function; a phyllozooid; a bract.