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amplexicaul

[ am-plek-si-kawl ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. clasping the stem, as some leaves do at their base.


amplexicaul

/ æmˈplɛksɪˌkɔːl /

adjective

  1. (of some sessile leaves, stipules, etc) having an enlarged base that encircles the stem
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of amplexicaul1

1750–60; < New Latin amplexicaulis, equivalent to Latin amplex ( us ) embrace ( amplexus ) + -i- -i- + caulis stem ( cole )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of amplexicaul1

C18: from New Latin amplexicaulis, from Latin amplectī to embrace + caulis stalk
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Example Sentences

Amplexicaul, in botany, said of a leaf that embraces and nearly surrounds the stem.

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