茎けい節せつ

noun

cladode; leaf-like stem

Botanical term for a flattened stem that resembles and functions as a leaf, such as in asparagus or butcher's broom.

• アスパラガスの茎けい節せつは、葉はのように見みえるが実じっ際さいには茎くきである。

  The cladodes of asparagus look like leaves but are actually stems.