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"Cladophyll"
Keywords:
flattened
,
stem
,
leaf
,
smilax
,
ruscus
Related Terms:
Cladode
,
Frond
,
Compound leaves
,
Petiole
,
Phyllode
,
Perfoliate
,
Petiolule
,
Stipules
,
Rachis
,
Compound leaf
,
Foliaceous
,
Stipule
,
Bipinnate
,
Axillary
,
Midrib
,
Vernation
,
Tripinnate
,
Stalk
,
Leaf
,
Pinnately compound
,
Simple leaf
,
Palmately compound
,
Palmate leaf
,
Leaflet
,
Leaflets
,
Scale
,
Pulvinus
,
Trifoliolate
,
Pinnae
,
Pinnule
,
Pinnate leaf
,
Simple
,
Trifoliate
,
Microphyll
,
Pinna
,
Leaf blade
,
Scales
,
Whorled
,
Simple leaves
,
Odd-pinnate
,
Leaf sheath
,
Folium
,
Abscission
,
Pinnate
,
Leaf scar
,
Imparipinnate
,
Stipe
,
Bud scale
,
Bud
,
Axis
A special branch, resembling a leaf, as in the apparent foliage of the broom (Ruscus) and of the common cultivated smilax (Myrsiphillum).
ftp.uga.edu
A cladophyll is a modified stem that looks somewhat like a leaf. It it typically flat, green, and contains more width than a typical stem. It will bear leaves, flowers and fruits. This is a synonym for cladode.
puc.edu
a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf
wordnet.princeton.edu
a flattened petiole or rachis of a leaf , not a stem
botgard.ucla.edu
a flattened, leaf-like photosynthetic stem not bearing leaves or scales. cf. phylloclade.
anbg.gov.au
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