adjective
1. (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground
• Syn: ↑caulescent, ↑stemmed
• Ant: ↑acaulescent (for: ↑caulescent)
• Similar to:
↑cylindrical-stemmed, ↑leafy-stemmed, ↑multi-stemmed, ↑short-stemmed, ↑spiny-stemmed, ↑stout-stemmed, ↑thick-stemmed, ↑weak-stemmed, ↑wiry-stemmed, ↑woolly-stemmed, ↑woody-stemmed
2. especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem
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cauline leaves
• Ant: ↑radical
Useful english dictionary. 2012.