cauline
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Adjective (2)
- (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above groundSynonyms: caulescentstemmed
- especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem“cauline leaves”
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Cau′line adjective
Botany Growing immediately on a caulis; of or pertaining to a caulis.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54