-ode¹

Like; of the nature of.

Greek adjectival ending ‑ōdēs.

This appears in several technical terms formed from Greek words ending in ‑ōdēs, such as geode (Greek geōdēs, earthy, from gē, earth), a small cavity in rock lined with crystals or other mineral matter; phyllode (Greek phullōdēs, leaf-like, from phullon, leaf), a winged leaf stalk which functions as a leaf; trematode (Greek trēmatōdēs, perforated, from trēma, hole), a member of a class of flatworms; cladode (Greek kladōdēs, with many shoots, from klados, shoot), a flattened leaf-like stem. Others created in imitation in English are nosode (Greek nosos, disease), a preparation of substances secreted in the course of a disease, used in homeopathy to treat that disease, and staminode, a sterile or abortive stamen, frequently resembling a stamen without its anther.