phylloclade

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(filə klād′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
phyl•lo•clade  (filə klād′),USA pronunciation n. [Bot.]
  1. a flattened stem or branch having the function of a leaf.
  2. a cladophyll.
  • Neo-Latin phyllocladium. See phyllo-, clad-, -ium
  • 1855–60
phyl′lo•cladi•oid′, adj. 

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