cladode
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Etymology
[edit]From New Latin cladodium, from Ancient Greek κλᾰ́δος (kládos, “young slip of a tree”).[1]
Noun
[edit]cladode (plural cladodes)
- (botany) A flattened organ arising from the stem of a plant, often replacing the leaves in photosynthetic function, as leaves in such plants (for example asparagus, butchers broom) are typically reduced to scales.[2] [from 1870][1]
- A generally flattened shoot as of certain cactuses.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]flattened organ
See also
[edit]- phylloclade — a leaflike cladode, with unlimited extension growth
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “cladode”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ Acquisition and Diversification of Cladodes: Leaf-Like Organs in the Genus Asparagus