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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
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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
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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
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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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