Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Relating to a leptocaul; having a slender stem and many branches.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: pachycaulous
adj
Not exhibiting further enlargement of segments formed by secondary growth after their initial formation, so that filaments remain at the same diameter as the apical cell that generated them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences, phycology
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: auxocaulous
History
From leptocaul + -ous.
