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CAUDEX
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Irregular inflected form: caudices
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Woody stem of palms and tree ferns
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("caudex" is a kind of...):
stalk; stem (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
Synonyms:
caudex; stock
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("caudex" is a kind of...):
stalk; stem (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)
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