cau|di|cle

cau|di|cle
cau|di|cle «K duh kuhl», noun.
Botany. the slender, stalklike appendage of the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants.
[< New Latin caudicula (diminutive) < Latin caudex trunk, stem]

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  • cau|li|cle — «K luh kuhl», noun. Botany. a small or rudimentary stem (applied to the initial stem in the embryo, to distinguish it from the cotyledons). ╂[< Latin cauliculus (diminutive) < caulis stalk] …   Useful english dictionary

  • cau — am·plex·i·cau·date; an·tho·cau·lus; cau·been; cau·cas·ic; cau·che·ro; cau·chi·llo; cau·cho; cau·da; cau·dad; cau·da·ta; cau·da·to·len·tic·u·lar; cau·dex; cau·di·cle; cau·di·form; cau·di·llis·mo; cau·di·llo; cau·ler·pa; cau·les·cent; cau·li·cle;… …   English syllables

  • caudicle — cau·di·cle …   English syllables

  • caulicle — cau·li·cle …   English syllables

  • caulicle — cau|li|cle Mot Pla Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… …   English syllables

  • Caudicle — Cau di*cle, ||Caudicula Cau*dic u*la, n. [Dim. of L. cauda tail, appendage.] (Bot.) A slender, elastic process, to which the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants are attached. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Caudicula — Caudicle Cau di*cle, ||Caudicula Cau*dic u*la, n. [Dim. of L. cauda tail, appendage.] (Bot.) A slender, elastic process, to which the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants are attached. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Caulicle — Cau li*cle, n. (Bot.) A short caulis or stem, esp. the rudimentary stem seen in the embryo of a seed; otherwise called a {radicle}. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • radicle — Caulicle Cau li*cle, n. (Bot.) A short caulis or stem, esp. the rudimentary stem seen in the embryo of a seed; otherwise called a {radicle}. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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