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Meaning of PHYLLOCLADIUM

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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