phyllode
English
Etymology
Latin phyllodium, from Ancient Greek φυλλώδης (phullṓdēs, “resembling a leaf”).
Noun
phyllode (plural phyllodes)
- (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
Gallery
- Acacia koa with both lamina-supporting and laminaless phyllodes.
- The rachis of the compound leaves of Parkinsonia aculeata is the main photosynthetic portion of the leaf; the tiny leaflets later fall
- The leaflet stalks of this Rubus species are elongated and resemble prickly stems