Pronunciation: ' fi-l ə - ˌ kl ā d
Function: 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
Pronunciation: ' fi-l ə - ˌ kl ā d
Function: 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
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012