Phylloclade

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  phylloclade \phylloclade\, phyllocladium \phyl`lo*cla"di*um\,
     n.; pl. {Phyllocladia}. [NL., fr. Gr. fy`llon a leaf +
     kla`dos a sprout.] (Bot.)
     A flattened stem or branch which more or less resembles a
     leaf, and performs the function of a leaf as regards
     respiration and assimilation.


  
     Syn: cladode, cladophyll, phylloclad.
          [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  phylloclade
       n : a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf [syn:
           {cladode}, {cladophyll}, {phylloclad}]