phyllode
English
Noun
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en noun)
(botany) A flattened petiole or leaf rachis that resembles and functions as a leaf, and may or may not be combined with an actual lamina.
Related terms
*phylloclade
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Image:Acacia koa with phyllode between the branch and the compound leaves.JPG, with both lamina-supporting and laminaless phyllodes .
Image:Parkinsonia aculeata 5.jpg, The rachis of the compound leaves of is the main photosynthetic portion of the leaf; the tiny leaflets later fall
Image:BushLawyer.jpg, The leaflet stalks of this Rubus species are elongated and resemble prickly stems
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