cladode

[ klad-ohd ]

noun

, Botany.

1. cladophyll.

cladode

/ ˈklædəʊd /

noun

1. botany a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf, as in butcher's-broom Also calledcladophyllphylloclade

Other Words From

• cla·dodi·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cladode¹

1865–70; < New Latin cladodium; clad-, -ode ¹, -ium

Word History and Origins

Origin of cladode¹

C19: from New Latin cladōdium, from Late Greek kladōdēs having many shoots