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caulis /köˈlis or (Latin) kowˈlis/

noun (pl cauˈles /-lēz or -lās/)

1. The stem of a plant

2. One of the main stems at the angles of the Corinthian capital (architecture)

caulescˈent adjective

(of plants) having a stem rising above the ground

cauˈlicle noun (botany)

A rudimentary stem

caulicˈolous adjective (botany)

Growing on a stem

caulicˈūlāte adjective

caulicˈūlus noun (architecture)

One of the slender stems springing from the caules or main stalks supporting the volutes in the Corinthian capital

caulifloˈry noun (botany)

Production of flowers on trunks, branches and old stems of woody plants, rather than near the ends of smaller twigs

caulˈiform adjective

Having the form of a stem

cauligˈenous adjective

Borne on the stem

caulˈinary or cauˈline adjective

Belonging to or growing from a stem

cauˈlōme noun

A plant's stem structure as a whole