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CAULESCENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does caulescent mean?
• CAULESCENT (adjective)
The adjective CAULESCENT has 1 sense:
1. (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground
Familiarity information: CAULESCENT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground
Synonyms:
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)
Antonym:
acaulescent ((of plants) having no apparent stem above ground)
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