phylloclade

Noun. (botany) A flattened stem, a type of cladode that has limited extension growth and resembles a leaf.K.E.V. Goebel, ''Organography of plants, especially of the Archegoniatae and Spermaphyta'', Hofner Publishing Company (1905/1969)..

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