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Cladophyll

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clad⋅o⋅phyll

  [klad-uh-fil, kley-duh-]
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–noun Botany.
a leaflike flattened branch that resembles and functions as a leaf.
Also called cladode.

Origin:
1875–80; clado- + -phyll
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clad·o·phyll   (klād'ə-fĭl')   
n.  A photosynthetic branch or portion of a stem that resembles and functions as a leaf, as in the asparagus. Also called cladode.

[Greek klados, twig + -phyll.]
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