Definitions for cladophyllˈklæd ə fɪl, ˈkleɪ də-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

clad•o•phyllˈklæd ə fɪl, ˈkleɪ də-(n.)

  1. a leaflike flattened branch that resembles and functions as a leaf.

    Category: Botany

    Ref: Also called cladode.

Origin of cladophyll:

1875–80

Princeton's WordNet

  1. cladode, cladophyll, phylloclad, phylloclade(noun)

    a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf

Wiktionary

  1. cladophyll(Noun)

    A phyllode

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cladophyll(noun)

    a special branch, resembling a leaf, as in the apparent foliage of the broom (Ruscus) and of the common cultivated smilax (Myrsiphillum)


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