Phylloclade

Phylloclade

Phylloclades are flattened, photosynthetic short shoots which are modified branches that greatly resemble or perform the function of leaves, as in Butcher's broom ("Ruscus aculeatus") as well as "Asparagus" and "Phyllanthus" species.

Etymology

New Latin "phyllocladium"; from Greek "phyllo", leaf + "klados", branch.


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  • phylloclade — noun Etymology: New Latin phyllocladium, from phyll + Greek klados branch more at holt Date: 1884 a flattened stem or branch (as a joint of a cactus) that functions as a leaf …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • phylloclade — phyllocladioid, adj. /fil euh klayd /, n. Bot. 1. a flattened stem or branch having the function of a leaf. 2. a cladophyll. [1855 60; < NL phyllocladium. See PHYLLO , CLAD , IUM] * * * …   Universalium

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  • phylloclade — phyl·lo·clade …   English syllables

  • phylloclade — /ˈfɪloʊkleɪd/ (say filohklayd) noun 1. a flattened stem or branch having the function of a leaf. 2. → cladode. {phyllo + Greek klados branch} …  

  • phylloclade — noun a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf • Syn: ↑cladode, ↑cladophyll, ↑phylloclad • Hypernyms: ↑stalk, ↑stem …   Useful english dictionary

  • phylloclad — noun a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf • Syn: ↑cladode, ↑cladophyll, ↑phylloclade • Hypernyms: ↑stalk, ↑stem * * * noun see phylloclade …   Useful english dictionary

  • phyllocladous — fə̇ˈläklədəs adjective Etymology: phylloclade + ous : having phylloclades * * * /fi lok leuh deuhs/, adj. Bot. having phylloclades. [PHYLLOCLADE + OUS] …   Useful english dictionary

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