- 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
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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
phylloclade — (entrée créée par le supplément) (fil lo kla d ) s. m. Terme de botanique. Synonyme de phyllode ou cladode. ÉTYMOLOGIE Du grec, feuille, et, branche … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
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
