# Cladode

**Source**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/cladode
**Parent**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/

a stem which takes on the function of a leaf and which bears [scale](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/scale "any thin scarious body, usually a degenerate or rudimentary leaf;")-leaves.