Caulescent

[kɒ:'lesәnt]

Definition

(adj.) (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground .

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Definition

(a.) Having a leafy stem.

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Definition

adj. (bot.) having a stem rising above the ground—also Caulif′erous.—n. Cau′licle a rudimentary stem.—adj. Caulic′olous growing on a stem.—n.pl. Cauliculā′ta the black or antipatharian corals.—adj. Caulic′ulāte.—n. Caulic′ulus one of the slender stems springing from the caules or main stalks supporting the volutes in the Corinthian capital.—adjs. Caul′iform having the form of a stem; Caulig′enous borne upon the stem; Caul′inary Cau′line belonging to a stem.—n. Cau′lis the stem of a plant: one of the main stems at the angles of the Corinthian capital.

Typist: Marcus