1.
[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]