cladophyll

American

[klad-uh-fil, kley-duh-] / ˈklæd ə fɪl, ˈkleɪ də- /

noun

Botany.

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

cladophyll British

/ ˈklædəfɪl /

noun

another name for cladode

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cladophyll Scientific

/ 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

Etymology

Origin of cladophyll

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

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