cladode
cla·dode
noun
1.
a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf
Origin
From New Latin cladodium, from Ancient Greek κλᾰ́δος (klắdos, “young slip of a tree”).
Phrases
- phylloclade — a leaflike cladode
- with unlimited extension growth
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