C19: from New Latin phyllocladium, from phyllo- + Greek klados branch
cladode in British English
(ˈklædəʊd)
noun
botany
a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf, as in butcher's-broom
Also called: cladophyll, phylloclade
Word origin
C19: from New Latin cladōdium, from Late Greek kladōdēs having many shoots
Examples of 'phylloclade' in a sentence
phylloclade
The phylloclade shows several anatomical characteristics well adapted to the xerophytic environment.
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