caudex
pronunciation
How to pronounce caudex in British English:
UK ['kɔ:deks]
How to pronounce caudex in American English:
US ['kɔdeks]
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- Noun:
- persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
- woody stem of palms and tree ferns
Word Origin
Example
- 1. Woody stems reduced to an enlarged , tuberculate caudex .
- 2. She bought some roses which the caudex .
- 3. A simple caudex enlarged stem base or creeping rhizomes can be present .
- 4. Roundish or globose caudex , climber .
- 5. Herbs or shrublets , stems often suppressed and forming caudex .