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(botany) A flattened organ arising from the stem of a plant, often replacing the leaves in photosynthetic function, as leaves in such plants (such as asparagus or butcher's broom) are typically reduced to scales..
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Cladode means (botany) A flattened organ arising from the stem of a plant, often replacing the leaves in photosynthetic function, as leaves in such plants (such as asparagus or butcher's broom) are typically reduced to scales..
Common synonyms include cladophyll, phylloclade, phylloclad.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use cladode where its definition matches the intended context.
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