cladode

clad·ode

C0381000 (klăd′ōd′)n. A photosynthetic branch or portion of a stem that functions as or resembles a leaf, as the pad of a prickly-pear cactus. Also called cladophyll.

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[New Latin cladōdium, from Late Greek kladōdēs, many-branched, from Greek klados, branch.]

cladode

(ˈklædəʊd) n (Botany) botany a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf, as in butcher's-broom. Also called: cladophyll or phylloclade [C19: from New Latin cladōdium, from Late Greek kladōdēs having many shoots]

clad•o•phyll

(ˈklæd ə fɪl, ˈkleɪ də-)

n. a leaflike flattened branch that resembles and functions as a leaf. Also called cladode. [1875–80]

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cladode - a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leafcladophyll, phylloclad, phyllocladestalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ