cladode

n. 叶状枝 [医] 叶状枝

词形变化

cladodes 复数 cladodes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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.

    生物 植物学
  2. 2.

    A generally flattened shoot as of certain cactuses.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

cladophyll phylloclade

上位词 2

stem stalk

词源

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

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