Caulescent

Caulescent
Caulescent \Cau*les"cent\, a. [L. caulis stalk, stem: cf. F. caulescent.] (Bot.) Having a leafy stem. [1913 Webster]

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  • caulescent — CAULESCÉNT, Ă, caulescenţi, te, adj. (Despre plante) Care are tulpină aeriană, [pr.: cau ] – Din fr. caulescent. Trimis de valeriu, 03.03.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  caulescént adj. m. (sil. cau ), pl. caulescénţi; f …   Dicționar Român

  • caulescent — caulescent, ente [ kolesɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1783; du lat. caulis « tige » ♦ Bot. Pourvu d une tige apparente. Plante caulescente. ⊗ CONTR. Acaule. caulescent, ente [kolesɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adj. ÉTYM. 1783; du rad. du lat. caulis. → Caul . ❖ ♦ Bot. Qui est… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • caulescent — caulescent, ente (kô lè ssan, san t ) adj. Terme de botanique. Qui est pourvu d une tige. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Caulis, tige (voy. chou) …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • caulescent — [kô les′ənt] adj. [< L caulis, stem (see HOLE) + ESCENT] Bot. having an obvious stem above the ground …   English World dictionary

  • caulescent — adj. [L. caulis, stalk] Being intermediate between sessile and stalked …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • caulescent — /kaw les euhnt/, adj. Bot. having an obvious stem rising above the ground. [1785 95; < L caul(is) a stalk, stem + ESCENT] * * * …   Universalium

  • caulescent — adjective having a well developed stem above ground Ant: acaulescent …   Wiktionary

  • caulescent — cau|les|cent Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • caulescent — adj. having a stem that is developed and well above the ground (Botany) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • caulescent —   Having an above ground trunk or stem.   See also arborescent, epigeous.   Cf. acaulescent, hypogeous …   Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

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