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  • noun Plural form of cladode.

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  • The stem of Casuarinaceae is composed of two parts indeterminate persistent branches which after secondary thickening, form the permanent above-growt plant body; ant determinate deciduous branchlets (incorrectly called cladodes), about 15-25 mm in diameter.

    Chapter 19 1990

  • The needles are actually modified branchlets, termed cladodes, and differ from pine needles in that they are segmented and pull apart easily.

    3. The Plants 1984

  • Change to spines instead of laminar (blade) leaves (e.g. cladodes), as photosynthetic functions are transferred to the leaf stem (

    Wikibooks - Recent changes [en] 196.46.245.35 2010

  • Studies have shown that a hectare of mature cactus pear can produce up to 100 tonnes of cladodes (the cactus "leaves") a year in areas with as little as 150mm of rainfall. "

    Discovering Dad 2009

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