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CAULINE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem
Example:
cauline leaves
Classified under:
Domain category:
botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)
Antonym:
radical (especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground
Synonyms:
caulescent; cauline; stemmed
Classified under:
Similar:
cylindrical-stemmed (having a cylindrical stem)
leafy-stemmed (having a leafy stem)
multi-stemmed (having many stems)
short-stemmed (having a short stem)
spiny-stemmed (having a spiny stem)
stout-stemmed (having a stout stem)
thick-stemmed (having a thick stem)
weak-stemmed (having a weak stem)
wiry-stemmed (having a wiry stem)
woolly-stemmed (having a woolly stem)
woody-stemmed (having a woody stem)
Domain category:
botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)
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