cladophyll

[ klad-uh-fil, kley-duh- ]

nounBotany.
  1. a leaflike flattened branch that resembles and functions as a leaf.

Origin of cladophyll

1
First recorded in 1875–80; clado- + -phyll

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British Dictionary definitions for cladophyll

cladophyll

/ (ˈklædəfɪl) /


noun
  1. another name for cladode

Origin of cladophyll

1
C19: from Greek klados branch + phullon leaf

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Scientific definitions for cladophyll

cladophyll

[ klădə-fĭl′ ]


  1. A photosynthetic branch or portion of a stem that resembles and functions as a leaf, as the pad of a prickly-pear cactus. Also called cladode

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