Caudex

[kɔ:deks]

Definition

(noun.) woody stem of palms and tree ferns.

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Definition

(n.) The stem of a tree., esp. a stem without a branch, as of a palm or a tree fern; also, the perennial rootstock of an herbaceous plant.

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Definition

n. (bot.) the stem of a tree esp. of a palm or tree-fern:—pl. Caud′ices Caud′exes.—n. Caudicle the stalk of the pollen-masses of certain orchids.

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