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Webster 1913 Edition


Caulescent

Cau-les′cent

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Adj.
[L.
caulis
stalk, stem: cf. F.
caulescent
.]
(Bot.)
Having a leafy stem.

Webster 1828 Edition


Caulescent

CAULESCENT

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Adj.
In botany, having a stem different from that which produces the flower; as a caulescent plant. Linne applies this term to the root also, as in cabbage and turnep.