PHYLLOCLADE


Meaning of PHYLLOCLADE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfi-lə-ˌklād ]

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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