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cladophyll

[ klad-uh-fil, kley-duh- ]

noun

Botany.
  1. a leaflike flattened branch that resembles and functions as a leaf.

cladophyll

/ ˈ°ì±ôæ»åÉ™´Úɪ±ô /

noun

  1. another name for cladode
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cladophyll

/ °ì±ôă»å′ə-´ÚÄ­±ô′ /

  1. A photosynthetic branch or portion of a stem that resembles and functions as a leaf, as the pad of a prickly-pear cactus.
  2. Also called cladode
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cladophyll1

First recorded in 1875–80; clado- + -phyll
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cladophyll1

C19: from Greek klados branch + phullon leaf

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