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cladode/phylloclade #398

Open planteome-user opened 12 years ago

planteome-user commented 12 years ago

At the POC meeting on 11-8-11, we agreed to add this term.

proposed definition of cladode (PO:0025354): A shoot axis that is flattened and expanded. Comment: Has an increased surface area for photosynthesis and may function similar to leaves in plants that have no or small leaves, such as cacti. Consists of one to several internodes and nodes. Cladodes bear scale leaves (or leaf scars where temporary leaves have fallen off) that subtend axillary buds. is_a shoot axis synonyms: phylloclade, cladophyll

Reported by: rlwalls2008

Original Ticket: obo/plant-ontology-po-term-requests/398

planteome-user commented 12 years ago

A shoot axis that is flattened. expanded is redundant. What about cholla? This does not work. The comment also does not work,, Similarily the synonyms are not so much synonyms as they are subsets.

Original comment by: dws409