'Caudex' definitions:

Definition of 'caudex'

(from WordNet)
noun
Persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant [syn: stock, caudex]
noun
Woody stem of palms and tree ferns

Definition of 'Caudex'

From: GCIDE
  • Caudex \Cau"dex\, n.; pl. L. Caudices, E. Caudexes. [L.] (Bot.) The stem of a tree., esp. a stem without a branch, as of a palm or a tree fern; also, the perennial rootstock of an herbaceous plant. [1913 Webster] Caudicle

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