01 n. A flattened stem or branch which more or less resembles a leaf, and performs the function of a leaf as regards respiration and assimilation.
pl.
Phyllocladia ((#))
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1.
A flattened stem or branch which more or less resembles a leaf, and performs the function of a leaf as regards respiration and assimilation.(Bot.)
Syn.
cladode, cladophyll, phylloclad.