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cladode
[ klad-ohd ]
cladode
/ ˈklædəʊd /
noun
- botany a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf, as in butcher's-broom Also calledcladophyllphylloclade
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- cla·dodi·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cladode1
C19: from New Latin cladōdium, from Late Greek kladōdēs having many shoots
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