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meaning of phylloclade of opuntia .......​

Answer 1

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Phylloclade : When the stem is flattened and functions as leaf, it is called phylloclade or cladophyll e.g., Opuntia, Muehlenbeckia, Ruscus, Lemna etc. In Opuntia the leaf base and the axillary shoot fuses to form a ... ... "Green, chlorophyllous, needle like photosynthetic stems generally called as phylloclade

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Answer 2

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when the stem is flattened and functions of leaf it is called phylloclade or cladophyll e.g., opuntia