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ACAULESCENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does acaulescent mean?
• ACAULESCENT (adjective)
The adjective ACAULESCENT has 1 sense:
1. (of plants) having no apparent stem above ground
Familiarity information: ACAULESCENT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of plants) having no apparent stem above ground
Synonyms:
acaulescent; stemless
Domain category:
botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)
Antonym:
caulescent ((of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground)
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