cladophyll

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

noun Botany.

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

Origin of cladophyll

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

Also called cladode.

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British Dictionary definitions for cladophyll

cladophyll

noun

another name for cladode

Word Origin for cladophyll

C19: from Greek klados branch + phullon leaf

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cladophyll in Science

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