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English

Noun

  1. An enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water.

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Latin

Noun

caudex (plural caudicis)

  1. tree trunk
  2. idiot, blockhead

Category:Latin nouns

fr:caudex ja:caudex ru:caudex ta:caudex vi:caudex

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Caudex \Cau"dex\, n.; pl. L. Caudices, E. Caudexes. [L.]
(Bot.)
The stem of a tree., esp. a stem without a branch, as of a
palm or a tree fern; also, the perennial rootstock of an
herbaceous plant.
[1913 Webster] Caudicle
WordNet caudex
n 1: persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
[syn: stock]
2: woody stem of palms and tree ferns
[also: caudices (pl)]
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