cladode
/ˈkleɪdəʊd
/noun Botany
A flattened leaf-like stem.At the time of anthesis, 80 flowers growing on 16 terminal cladodes (five flowers per cladode, with all additional flowers removed) were marked for growth measurements (the ‘control’)....
- For instance, the Aztecs prized the rich red color extracted from the dried bodies of insects that were raised on cladodes (leaf-like branches) of many species of prickly-pear cacti.
- Opuntia robusta var. robusta is a perennial shrubby cactus with a poorly defined trunk made up of thick, orbicular, bluish-green cladodes.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Greek kladōdēs 'with many shoots', from klados 'shoot'.
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