Gujarati
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5.Morphology of Flowering Plants
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Modification of petiole into leaf-like structure is called

A

Cladode

B

Phylloclade

C

Phyllode

D

Pistillode

Solution

The lamina in compound leaf of some plants (e.g, Acaciasp, Parkinsonia) falls off soon and petiole gets modified into sickle shaped leafy structure, which performs photosynthesis. Such a modified petiole is called phyllode (phyllodia).

Standard 11
Biology

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