caulis

caulis
caulis /köˈlis or (Latin) kowˈlis/
noun (pl cauˈles /-lēz or -lās/)
1. The stem of a plant
2. One of the main stems at the angles of the Corinthian capital (architecture)
ORIGIN: L caulis a stalk
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caulescˈent adjective
(of plants) having a stem rising above the ground
cauˈlicle noun (botany)
A rudimentary stem
caulicˈolous adjective (botany)
Growing on a stem
caulicˈūlāte adjective
caulicˈūlus noun (architecture)
One of the slender stems springing from the caules or main stalks supporting the volutes in the Corinthian capital
caulifloˈry noun (botany)
Production of flowers on trunks, branches and old stems of woody plants, rather than near the ends of smaller twigs
caulˈiform adjective
Having the form of a stem
cauligˈenous adjective
Borne on the stem
caulˈinary or cauˈline adjective
Belonging to or growing from a stem
cauˈlōme noun
A plant's stem structure as a whole

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