Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A flattened, photosynthetic branch or stem that resembles or performs the function of a leaf; a cladode.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
phyllocladium .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin phyllocladium : phyllo– + Greek klados, branch.]
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