'Caudex' definitions:
noun
Persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant [syn:
stock, caudex]
noun
Woody stem of palms and tree ferns
- 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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