'phylloclade' definitions:
Definition of 'phylloclade'
From: WordNet
noun
A flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf [syn: cladode, cladophyll, phylloclad, phylloclade]
Definition of 'phylloclade'
From: GCIDE
- phylloclade \phylloclade\, phyllocladium \phyl`lo*cla"di*um\, n.; pl. Phyllocladia. [NL., fr. Gr. fy`llon a leaf + kla`dos a sprout.] (Bot.) A flattened stem or branch which more or less resembles a leaf, and performs the function of a leaf as regards respiration and assimilation.
- Syn: cladode, cladophyll, phylloclad. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]