clad·o·phyll /ˈklædəˌfɪl/
  Clad·o·phyll n.  Bot. A special branch, resembling a leaf, as in the apparent foliage of the broom (Ruscus) and of the common cultivated smilax (Myrsiphillum).
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  cladophyll
       n : a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf [syn:
           cladode, phylloclad, phylloclade]