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Definition of: phylloclade
(fil′ə·klād) noun Bot.
A flattened branch or stem performing the functions of a leaf in certain plants, as the cacti. Also phyl′lo·clad (-klad). [<NL phyllocladium <Gk. phyllon a leaf + klados a branch]
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