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cladode

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

noun cladodes

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.
A generally flattened shoot as of certain cactuses.

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noun flattened organ

Español	cladodio
Português	cladódio

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@misc{cladode_2026,
  title = {cladode},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cladode},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}