A special branch, resembling a leaf, as in the apparent foliage of the broom (Ruscus) and of the common cultivated smilax (Myrsiphillum).

A cladophyll is a modified stem that looks somewhat like a leaf. It it typically flat, green, and contains more width than a typical stem. It will bear leaves, flowers and fruits. This is a synonym for cladode.

a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf

a flattened petiole or rachis of a leaf , not a stem

a flattened, leaf-like photosynthetic stem not bearing leaves or scales. cf. phylloclade.