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Cladophyll
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Cladophyll, n. [Gr. a sprout + a leaf.].
A special branch, resembling a leaf, as in the apparent foliage of the broom (Ruscus ) and of the common cultivated smilax (Myrsiphillum ). [1913 Webster]
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