cladode

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.
  2. A generally flattened shoot as of certain cactuses.

词形变化

cladodes plural

词源

From New Latin cladodium, from Ancient Greek κλᾰ́δος (klắdos, “young slip of a tree”).
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