clado-
Word Origin
1
a combining form meaning “branch,” used in the formation of compound words:
cladophyll.
Also, especially before a vowel, clad-.
Origin
combining form of Greek kládos
Related Words
- cladoceran
- clad-
- cladocarpous
- cladogenesis
- cladogram
- cladophyll
clado-a word element meaning 'sprout', 'branch'.
Also, (before vowels), clad-. [combining form representing Greek klados sprout]
clado-
combining form
⇨ see clad-
combining form
⇨ see clad-
clado-
combining form
- relating to a branch or branching表示“枝”, “分支”:
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cladogram.
词源
from Greek klados 'branch or shoot'.
1857 Berkeley Cryptog.Bot. 482The three species..differ from each other in the acro-carpous and clado-carpous growth of the fruit.
1880 Gray Struct. Bot. iii. §3. 65Cladophylla commonly pass for leaves: they are well shown by Ruscus.
1883 Athenæum 10 Feb. 188/3 In this tree and some few others..a process takes place termed ‘cladoptosis’ by the [ aspen] Rev. W. J. Berkeley many years ago.
clado-
combining form
see clad-
see clad-
clado-clad- (before a vowel)
Prefix
- botany Forming words related to branches of organisms.
Derived terms
English words prefixed with clado-