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cladodes

cladodes is the plural of cladode.

Meaning of cladode

Noun

cladode (plural cladodes)

  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.
  2. A generally flattened shoot as of certain cactuses.

Questions about cladodes

What is cladodes the plural of?
Cladodes is the plural of cladode.

Words near cladodes in the dictionary

  1. cladoceran
  2. cladocerans
  3. cladocerous
  4. cladochytriaceous
  5. cladode
  6. cladodes
  7. cladodia
  8. cladodial
  9. cladodium
  10. cladodont
  11. cladodonts

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