# 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.
- Title
- Cladode
- Category
- undergraduate
- UUID
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- Source URL
- https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/cladode
- Parent URL
- https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/
- Crawl Time
- 2026-03-23T08:04:11+00:00