[clad-] or clado- comb form [NL, fr. Gk klad-, klado-, fr. klados branch, shoot of a tree; akin to OE holt woods--more at holt]: slip: sprout "cladophyll"
CLAD-
Meaning of CLAD- in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012