cladophyll

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

/ ˈklæd ə fɪl, ˈkleɪ də- /

noun Botany.

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

Nearby words

cladocarpous, cladoceran, cladode, cladogenesis, cladogram, cladophyll, cladoptosis, cladosporiosis, cladosporium, claes, clafouti

Origin of cladophyll

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

Also called cladode.

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British Dictionary definitions for cladophyll

cladophyll

/ (ˈklædəfɪl) /

noun

another name for cladode

Word Origin for cladophyll

C19: from Greek klados branch + phullon leaf

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Science definitions for cladophyll

cladophyll

[ klăd′ə-fĭl′ ]

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