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cladode

American  
[klad-ohd] / ˈklæd oʊd /

noun

Botany.

  1. cladophyll.

cladode British  
/ ˈklædəʊd /

noun

  1. Also called: cladophyll.   phylloclade.  botany a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf, as in butcher's-broom

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Other Word Forms

  • cladodial adjective

Etymology

Origin of cladode

1865–70; < New Latin cladodium; see clad-, -ode 1, -ium

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