| Pronunciation: | | 'kladufil
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf |
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| | Synonyms: | | cladode, phylloclad, phylloclade |
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| | See Also: | | stalk, stem |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Clad"o*phyll\, n. [Gr. ? a sprout + ? a leaf.]
(Bot.)
A special branch, resembling a leaf, as in the apparent
foliage of the broom ({Ruscus}) and of the common cultivated
smilax ({Myrsiphillum}).
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A flattened, leaf-like photosynthetic stem not bearing leaves or scales. Compare phylloclade. |
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