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adj
Growing immediately on a caulis, the main stem of a plant; of or pertaining to a caulis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: radical
adjective
(of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: caulescent, stemmed
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English caulis Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English cauline From caulis + -ine.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
