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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground;
[syn: caulescent, cauline, stemmed]

2. especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem;
- Example: "cauline leaves"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cauline \Cau"line\, a. (Bot.) Growing immediately on a caulis; of or pertaining to a caulis. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cauline adj 1: (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground [syn: caulescent, cauline, stemmed] [ant: acaulescent, stemless] 2: especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem; "cauline leaves" [ant: basal, radical]