rizocladio

Italian

Etymology

From rizo- +‎ Ancient Greek κλάδιον (kládion), diminutive of κλάδος (kládos, “branch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rid.d͡zoˈkla.djo/
• Rhymes: -adjo
• Hyphenation: ri‧zo‧clà‧dio

Noun

rizocladio m (plural rizocladi)

1. (botany) an aerial root turned into a leaf

Further reading

• rizocladio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana