clade- root words — words with the clade- root

The root clade- comes from Greek klados, meaning branch, shoot. 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including clade, cladistic, cladoceran, cladogenesis, cladophyll, phylloclade. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the clade- root

Explore words with clade- — words containing the clade- root and sharing its sense of "branch, shoot". Examples include clade, cladistic, cladoceran, cladogenesis, cladophyll, phylloclade. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does clade- mean?

The clade- root means branch, shoot, from Greek klados. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.