cladode

Meanings

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.

Etymology

From New Latin cladodium, from Ancient Greek κλᾰ́δος (klắdos, “young slip of a tree”).