Phyl`lo*cla"di*um (?), n.; pl. Phyllocladia (#). [NL., fr. Gr. a leaf + 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.

 

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