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cladode
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clad·ode  (kldd)
n.
See cladophyll.
[New Latin claddium, from Late Greek kladds, many-branched, from Greek klados, branch.]
cla·dodi·al (kl-dd-l) adj.
cladode [ˈklædəʊd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf, as in butcher's-broom Also called cladophyll phylloclade
[from New Latin cladōdium, from Late Greek kladōdēs having many shoots]
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Noun1.cladode - a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leafcladode - a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf
cladophyll, phylloclad, phylloclade
stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
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In the case of Epiphyllum, a spineless cactus that consists solely of floppy, often deeply scalloped, green cladodes (stems), the fruit tends to be sweeter if it is the result of cross-pollination between two different Ephiphyllum species or clones.
GARDENING CACTUS FRUIT EDIBLE BUT NOT ALL IS TASTY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The extracts of Opuntia ficus-indica cladodes are used in folk medicine for their antiulcer and wound-healing activities.
Effect of polysaccharides from Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) cladodes on ... by Trombetta, D.; Puglia, C.; Perri, D.; Licata, A.; Pergolizzi, S.; Lauriano, E.R.; De Pasquale, A.; S / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
For instance, the Aztecs prized the rich red color extracted from the dried bodies of insects that were raised on cladodes (leaf-like branches) of many species of prickly-pear cacti.
Conserving cacti in Mexico by Rojo, Ariel; Peters, Eduardo / Endangered Species Update
 
 
 
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