phyllode

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
phyllode
    n 1: an expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Phyllode \Phyl"lode\, n. (Bot.)
   Same as {Phyllodium}.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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