- caulis
- caulis /köˈlis or (Latin) kowˈlis/noun (pl cauˈles /-lēz or -lās/)1. The stem of a plant2. One of the main stems at the angles of the Corinthian capital (architecture)ORIGIN: L caulis a stalk• • •caulescˈent adjective(of plants) having a stem rising above the groundcauˈlicle noun (botany)A rudimentary stemcaulicˈolous adjective (botany)Growing on a stemcaulicˈūlāte adjectivecaulicˈūlus noun (architecture)One of the slender stems springing from the caules or main stalks supporting the volutes in the Corinthian capitalcaulifloˈry noun (botany)Production of flowers on trunks, branches and old stems of woody plants, rather than near the ends of smaller twigscaulˈiform adjectiveHaving the form of a stemcauligˈenous adjectiveBorne on the stemcaulˈinary or cauˈline adjectiveBelonging to or growing from a stemcauˈlōme nounA plant's stem structure as a whole
Useful english dictionary. 2012.