caulicolous

caulicolous
\(ˈ)kȯ|likələs\ adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary caul- + -colous; probably originally formed as French caulicole
: growing on the stems of other plants

many fungi are caulicolous

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caulicˈolous adjective (botany)
Growing on a stem
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Main Entry:caulis

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caulicolous, a. Bot.
(kɔːˈlɪkələs)
[f. L. caul-is stem + -cola inhabitant + -ous.]
‘Applied to parasitical phanerogamous plants that draw their nourishment by means of lateral suckers on their stems’, as the Dodder (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1881).

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  • caulicolous — adjective That grows parasitically on the stems of other plants …   Wiktionary

  • caulicolous — cau·lic·o·lous …   English syllables

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